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Renaissance art: Media

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Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, 1503–19; in the Louvre,...
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Giotto: Lamentation
Lamentation, fresco by Giotto, 1303–05; in the Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy.
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Lorenzo Ghiberti: Gates of Paradise (1425–52)
Replica of the Gates of Paradise, a pair of gilded bronze doors, designed...
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copy of Donatello's St. George
St. George, copy of a marble statue by Donatello, c. 1415; in a niche of...
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Cosimo de' Medici
Portrait of Florentine banker and patron of the arts Cosimo di Medici.
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The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds, center panel of the Portinari Altarpiece,...
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Raphael: Saint Michel
Saint Michel (also known as The Small Saint Michaelor Saint...
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin of the Rocks
The Virgin of the Rocks (also called The Virgin, the Child Jesus, Saint...
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Michelangelo: The Creation of Adam
The Creation of Adam, detail of the Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco by Michelangelo,...
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Raphael: School of Athens
Detail from School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, 1508–11; in the Stanza...
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Tempietto
Exterior view of the Tempietto, designed by Donato Bramante, c. 1502; in the courtyard...
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Titian: Venus of Urbino
Venus of Urbino by Titian, 1538; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
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Jacobean “withdrawing room”
Model of a Jacobean “withdrawing room” or bedroom, based upon an interior from the...
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne, reference no. 1941.1187 (CC0)
boudoir in the Louis XV style
Boudoir in the Louis XV style, 1740–60; mixed-media model by the workshop of Mrs....
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne, reference no. 1941.1206 (CC0)
Model of a Louis XVI style boudoir, c. 1780, mixed-media model by the workshop...
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne, reference no. 1941.1209 (CC0)
Stuart-style salon
Model of a Stuart-style salon or reception room, 1625–50; in the Art Institute of...
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne, reference no. 1941.1188 (CC0)

Audio

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa assumpta est Maria (Seventh Book of Masses)
“Hosanna” from Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Missa assumpta est Maria...

Interactives

Britannica's Guide to Art Movements
From Abstract Expressionism to the Yuan Dynasty
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