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

Portrait of Roberto CastiglioneUnrecorded Italian maker, early 1600sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Christ Crowned with ThornsMartin Schongauer, 1470–82Courtesy 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 
Study of a Standing Male NudeGiuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, 1595/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 1, south wall

Virgin and Child with Saints Peter and John the Baptist (recto); Saint John the Baptist (verso)Pietro d' Asaro, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Saint John the Baptist Entering the WildernessGiovanni di Paolo, 1455–60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Virgin and ChildBernardino Luini, 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
The Power of Women: Samson and DelilahLucas van Leyden, c. 1512Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall

The Circumcision of Christ, from The Life of the VirginAlbrecht Dürer, c. 1505, published 1511Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The NativityGiorgio Ghisi, 1553Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
The CrucifixionSodoma, 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
The Flight into EgyptDomenico Campagnola, c. 1540Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, north wall

The AnnunciationJean Hey (called Master of Moulins), 1490–95Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Salome with the Head of Saint John the BaptistBernardino Luini, 1500s or laterCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Lucrezia di Lippo di Iacopo GuidiAndrea del Sarto, 1525–28Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Dead Christ Held by AngelsOrazio Samacchini, 1580/1620Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago