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

Christ Crowned with ThornsMartin Schongauer, 1470–82Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Arm of EveAlbrecht Dürer, 1507Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
View of VeniceJacopo de' Barbari, 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 1, south wall

The Holy Family with Saint ElizabethJacopo de' Barbari, c. 1503Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"Unrecorded French maker, ca. 1560–80Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
The Dead Christ with AngelsLeandro Bassano, c. 1580Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Study of a Standing Male NudeGiuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, 1595/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, south wall

Christ Carrying the CrossSebastiano del Piombo, c. 1515–17Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Dead Christ Held by AngelsOrazio Samacchini, 1580/1620Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Last Supper (pair)Lucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Adoration of the ShepherdsUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, north wall

The Power of Women: Samson and DelilahLucas van Leyden, c. 1512Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso)Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1510–11Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
The Power of Women: The Poet Virgil Suspended in a BasketLucas van Leyden, c. 1512Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall

Virgin and ChildHans Memling, c. 1485Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo RosatiLorenzo Lotto, 1533–34Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art