Renaissance
European art from about 1400 to 1600, when painters rediscovered perspective and the classical past.
Section 1, north wall

The Sacrifice of IsaacAndrea del Sarto, c. 1527Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Christ Carrying the CrossSebastiano del Piombo, c. 1515–17Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields and Without BevorsUnrecorded German maker, c.1512-1515Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Section 1, south wall

A Naval BattleMichele Lucchese, c. 1550Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the BaptistJacopo Bassano, 1560–65Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Saint John the Baptist Entering the WildernessGiovanni di Paolo, 1455–60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"Unrecorded French maker, ca. 1560–80Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall

Martyrdom of Saint AndrewGuido Reni, 1600sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Sinan Reis and Hayreddin BarbarossaItalian, c. 1535Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Battle of the NudesAntonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Dead Christ Held by AngelsOrazio Samacchini, 1580/1620Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, north wall

The Farnese HerculesGiorgio Ghisi, c. 1577Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
A Drapery Study for the Knees of a Seated Allegorical Figure of Charity (recto); Bust of a Naked Allegorical Figure of Charity with Two Putti (verso)Giovanni Antonio di Francesco Sogliani, 1520/30Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Circumcision of Christ, from The Life of the VirginAlbrecht Dürer, c. 1505, published 1511Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 3, north wall

Saint Anthony AbbotFra Angelico, 1440–41Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Portrait of a Young ManDosso Dossi, c. 1530Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art