Category Archives: Renaissance

Hans Holbein the Younger

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

“The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”

Hans Holbein the Younger | “The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”
(German, 1497-1543) drawing,  black & colored chalks w/light green wash background on paper, 1525

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

“The Harvesters”

Pieter Bruegel the Elder | "The Harvesters"
(Flemish, 1525–1569) oil on wood, 1565

Posted in Landscapes, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Albrecht Dürer

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

“Rhinoceros”

Albrecht Dürer | "Rhinoceros"
(German, 1471-1528) woodcut, 1515

Posted in Printmaking, Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

“Head of a Woman”

Leonardo da Vinci | "Head of a Woman"
(Italian, 1452–1519) drawing, silverpoint w/white on pale blue prepared paper, c. 1488-90

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Renaissance

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

“Cleopatra”

Michelangelo Buonarroti | "Cleopatra"
(Italian, 1475–1564) drawing, black chalk on paper, c.1533

Posted in Drawings, Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

“Study for the Angel in Madonna of the Rocks”

Leonardo da Vinci | "Study for the Angel in Madonna of the Rocks"
(Italian, 1452 –1519) drawing, silverpoint, 1508

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Hans Holbein the Younger

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

“A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling”

Hans Holbein the Younger | "A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling"
(German, 1497-1543) oil on oak panel, c.1526-28

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

“The Dream” (Il Sogno)

Michelangelo Buonarroti | "The Dream" (Il Sogno)
(Italian, 1475–1564) drawing, black chalk on paper, c.1533

Posted in Drawings, Mythology, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

El Greco

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

“Lady in a Fur Wrap”

El Greco | "A Lady in a Fur Wrap"
(Spanish, 1541-1614) oil on canvas, c.1577

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Paolo Veronese

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

“Unfaithfulness”

Paolo Veronese | "Unfaithfulness"
(Italian, 1528-1588) oil on canvas, 1570

Posted in Mythology, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Titian

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

“Bacchus and Ariadne”

Titian | "Bacchus and Ariadne"
(Italian,1485-1576) oil on canvas, c.1520-23

Posted in Mythology, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Titian

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

“Portrait of a Lady (‘La Schiavona’)”

Titian | Portrait of a Lady ('La Schiavona')
(Italian, 1485-1576) oil on canvas, c.1510-12

Posted in Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Renaissance

Sandro Botticelli

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

“Birth of Venus”  (detail)

Sandro Botticelli | "Birth of Venus" (detail)
(Italian, 1445-1510) tempera on canvas, 1485

Posted in Mythology, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Sandro Botticelli

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

“Birth of Venus”

Sandro Botticelli | Birth of Venus
(Italian, 1445-1510) tempera on canvas, 1485

Posted in Mythology, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Albrecht Dürer

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

“A Young Hare”

Albrecht Dürer | A Young Hare
(German, 1471-1528) watercolor and gouache, 1502

Posted in Drawings, Renaissance, Watercolors

Albrecht Dürer

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

“Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman”

Albrecht Dürer | Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman
(German, 1471-1528) oil on panel, 1505

Posted in Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Renaissance

Raphael

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

“The School of Athens” (detail)

Raphael | The School of Athens
(Italian, 1483-1520) fresco, Vatican, Stanza della Segnatura, Rome, c. 1509-10

Posted in Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

“La Belle Ferronière”

Leonardo da Vinci | La Belle Ferronière
(Italian, 1452 –1519) oil on panel, c. 1490

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

“Female Head”

Leonardo Da Vinci | Female Head

(Italian, 1452 –1519) oil on panel, c. 1508

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

“Studies for the Libyan Sibyl”

Michelangelo Buonarroti | Studies for the Libyan Sibyl
(Italian, 1475–1564) drawing, c.1508-12

Posted in Drawings, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance