Author: Ruth Dangelmaier

Sandro Botticelli (1444/45-1510) numbers among the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance. He attracted commissions from many of the mos...

The life and work of Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, (1571-1610) is more fascinating than that of almost any other artist of his time. He...

The baroque period spanned the whole of Europe from 1600 to 1780. Beginning with Italian artists who brought drama to painting through dynamic comp...

Tintoretto shaped the artistic appearance of his hometown, Venice, like no other Renaissance artist. His works remain foundational for the European...

More than 250 works by Albrecht Durer are reproduced here to give the reader a comprehensive survey of the life and work of this unique and univers...