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

The Power of Women: The Poet Virgil Suspended in a BasketLucas van Leyden, c. 1512Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Alessandro de' MediciPontormo, (Jacopo Carrucci), 1534–35Courtesy 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 
The Sacrifice of IsaacAndrea del Sarto, c. 1527Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 1, south wall

The AnnunciationJean Hey (called Master of Moulins), 1490–95Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
The Farnese HerculesGiorgio Ghisi, c. 1577Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Christ Carrying the CrossSebastiano del Piombo, c. 1515–17Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Domenico da GambassiAndrea del Sarto, 1525–28Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Section 2, south wall

Christ and the Woman of SamariaPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the BaptistAntonio da Correggio, c. 1515Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Holy Family with a ShepherdBattista Dossi, early 1520sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
The Passion: Christ Before AnnasMartin Schongauer, c. 1480Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Section 2, north wall

Madonna and Child in a NicheAntonio del Ceraiolo, c. 1520sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
A Naval BattleMichele Lucchese, c. 1550Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago 
Virgin and Child with AngelsMaster of the Holden Tondo, early 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art 
Saint Anthony AbbotFra Angelico, 1440–41Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago