History of Art & Design Styles: c 1400 to c 1600

Lisanne Heitel shows how a re-evaluation of coloration by Goethe and other renowned art theorists paved the way for a rediscovery of colours in the...

In 1882 the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett (Prints and Drawings Museum) acquired, from the collection of the Duke of Hamilton, Sandro Botticellis spect...

This richly illustrated and beautifully produced scholarly catalogue of the superlative collection of Renaissance and Baroque bronze figurative sta...

The Hamburg bankers son Aby Warburg (18661929) was one of the most influential art historians and cultural theorists of the 20th century. His lifes...

Painting has long dominated discussions of Netherlandish art. Yet in the sixteenth century sculpture was held in considerably higher regard than pa...

An important new examination of Islamic themes in the art of Albrecht DürerAlbrecht Dürers depictions of Muslim figures and subjects are considered...

Rembrandt, Vermeer, and the Gift in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art offers a new perspective on the art of the Dutch Golden Age by exploring the inte...

The Dialogues by Portuguese painter and writer Francisco de Holanda give unprecedented insight into the opinions, preoccupations and character of M...

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) remains arguably the most powerful artist in the Western canon. Painter, sculptor, architect, poet, he redefine...

Unmatched in his ingenuity, technical prowess, and curiosity, Leonardo da Vinci (14521519) epitomizes the humanistic ideal of the Renaissance man: ...

Often imitated but never equaled, Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441) left an indelible impression on Renaissance art and paved the way for future realist ...

Art as we know it today would not exist without the Renaissance. Widely considered the most influential phenomenon in European art, architecture, l...

As cryptic as they are compelling, the masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 14501516) remain some of the most enduring enigmas of the art world. Th...

Albrecht Dürer (14711528) was hailed in his lifetime as a founder of the Northern Renaissance, and his work revolutionized the art of printmaking. ...

In this study, Marina Belozerskaya re-establishes the importance of the Burgundian court as a center of art production and patronage in early moder...

The reception of Boccaccios works began early on, throughout Europe. This is reflected impressively in the splendidly illuminated manuscripts of Fi...

Over eight million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre every year for the opportunity to gaze upon Leonardo da Vinci's beguiling Ren...

Raphael (14831520) is considered the most important artist of the Italian High Renaissance alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo. In his short lifeti...

Raphael (14831520) is considered the most important artist of the Italian High Renaissance alongside Michelangelo and Leonardo. In his short lifeti...

One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (14521519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The perfect com...