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A Gallery of 50 Renaissance Paintings
Image Gallery by Mark Cartwright

A Gallery of 50 Renaissance Paintings

In this gallery, we present 50 of the most important Renaissance paintings created by the greatest artists from Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) to Tintoretto (1518-1594). The paintings are presented in chronological order of artists and their...
Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter by Perugino
Image by Pietro Perugino

Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter by Perugino

The Delivery of the Keys to Saint Peter fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Pietro Perugino (c. 1450-1523 CE). Sistine Chapel, Rome, c. 1481 CE.
Life of Moses by Botticelli
Image by Sandro Botticelli

Life of Moses by Botticelli

The Life of Moses panel in Rome's Sistine Chapel. Painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510 CE). Early 1480s CE.
Stirling Castle
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle, located on a strategically important rocky outcrop by the River Forth in central Scotland, was a key royal residence from the late 11th century into the early modern period and subject to many battles and sieges, particularly...
The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
Image by Alonso de Mendoza

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

The Creation of Adam, a panel of the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City, Rome by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). Made 1508-12 CE.
The Temple of Hatshepsut
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Temple of Hatshepsut

Among the duties of any Egyptian monarch was the construction of monumental building projects to honor the gods and preserve the memory of their reigns for eternity. These building projects were not just some grandiose gesture on the part...
Bourges Cathedral
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Bourges Cathedral

Bourges Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, is a Gothic cathedral located in Bourges, Le Cher, central France. Built from 1195 to 1245, the cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and contains many magnificent stained glass windows which...
Louis IX and Capetian Politics at Paris' Sainte-Chapelle
Article by Amanda Rundle

Louis IX and Capetian Politics at Paris' Sainte-Chapelle

The Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was originally consecrated as a private royal chapel in 1248 during the reign of King Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270), who was known in life as rex christianissimus ('most Christian king') and canonized in death...
The Last Judgement by Michelangelo
Image by Alonso de Mendoza

The Last Judgement by Michelangelo

The Last Judgement, an altar fresco in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City, Rome by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). 1536-1541 CE.
Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio
Image by Perledarte

Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio

Fresco depicting the Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1481 CE. Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
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