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Renaissance

European art from about 1400 to 1600, when painters rediscovered perspective and the classical past.

78 works · hang 621 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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Section 1, north wall

  1. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    The NativityPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on panel.
    The Fall of Man with Scenes of the CreationAugustus Cordus, 1544Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
    The Academy of Baccio BandinelliEnea Vico, 1544/50, printed c. 1560sCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. The Passion: Christ Before Annas, by Martin Schongauer, c. 1480
    The Passion: Christ Before AnnasMartin Schongauer, c. 1480Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Portrait of a Couple, c. 1580–88
    Portrait of a CoupleUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1580–88Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of black chalk on laid paper, laid down on tan laid pulp board.
    Study of a Standing Male NudeGiuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, 1595/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati, by Lorenzo Lotto, 1533–34
    Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo RosatiLorenzo Lotto, 1533–34Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. The Power of Women: The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket, by Lucas van Leyden, c. 1512
    The Power of Women: The Poet Virgil Suspended in a BasketLucas van Leyden, c. 1512Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
    The Farnese HerculesGiorgio Ghisi, c. 1577Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of brush and opaque watercolor, on linen prepared with a gray ground, mounted to cream laid paper.
    Drapery Study of a Standing Figure Facing Right, in ProfileAndrea del Verrocchio, late 1460s–early 1470sCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. A work made of pen and brown ink on dark cream laid paper, laid down on laid paper, with pen and ink and gold ruled lines.
    The Flight into EgyptDomenico Campagnola, c. 1540Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, north wall

  1. Painting of the Annunciation, dove flying above Mary with angel.
    The AnnunciationJean Hey (called Master of Moulins), 1490–95Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso), by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1510–11
    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
  3. This painting shows an upper-body portrait of a man in a three-quarter view, turned to the left. He has a prominent double chin, a slightly furrowed brow, thin lips, and a serious expression. He has pale yellow skin and short, dark hair, and he wears a large, red hat. He is clad in silver armor with red straps on his shoulder and chest. The background is a simple, dark green color.
    Francesco SforzaUnrecorded Italian maker, probably c. 1480/1500Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Section 3, north wall

  1. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    Christ and the Woman of SamariaPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson", ca. 1560–80
    Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"Unrecorded French maker, ca. 1560–80Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art