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Renaissance

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

78 works · hang 880 ·

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

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Section 1, north wall

  1. St. Catherine of Siena and the Beggar, by Giovanni di Paolo, 1460s
    St. Catherine of Siena and the BeggarGiovanni di Paolo, 1460sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of oil on panel.
    Virgin and ChildHans Memling, c. 1485Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Adoration of the Shepherds, c. 1500
    Adoration of the ShepherdsUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
    Angelica and MedoroGiorgio Ghisi, c. 1570Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of red chalk and brush and red chalk wash (recto) and black chalk, with black chalk grid lines, (verso) on cream laid paper.
    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
  2. Venus Reclining in a Landscape, by Giulio Campagnola, c. 1508–9
    Venus Reclining in a LandscapeGiulio Campagnola, c. 1508–9Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Battle of the Nudes, by Antonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80s
    Battle of the NudesAntonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. The Crucifixion, by Sodoma, 1500s
    The CrucifixionSodoma, 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. 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
  2. A work made of oil on panel.
    Lucrezia di Lippo di Iacopo GuidiAndrea del Sarto, 1525–28Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Arm of Eve, by Albrecht Dürer, 1507
    Arm of EveAlbrecht Dürer, 1507Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Portrait of a Couple, c. 1580–88
    Portrait of a CoupleUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1580–88Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    The NativityPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, by Guido Reni, 1600s
    Martyrdom of Saint AndrewGuido Reni, 1600sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. 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
  4. Virgin and Child, by Bernardino Luini, 1500s
    Virgin and ChildBernardino Luini, 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art