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Renaissance

Giacomo Doria
Photo credit: Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Giacomo Doria 1530–1535

Titian (c.1488–1576)

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

The Renaissance, French for 'rebirth', refers to the period in European art between about 1400 and 1550. This period saw renewed interest in classical art, literature and learning, as well as changes in society such as urbanisation and the rise of aristocratic patrons. These influenced changes in artistic style, including greater realism in portraiture and perspective, and a wider range of subject matter.

Artworks

  • Giacomo Doria
    Giacomo Doria Titian (c.1488–1576)
    The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
  • The Baptism of Christ
    The Baptism of Christ Piero della Francesca (c.1415–1492)
    The National Gallery, London
  • Christ presented to the People (Ecce Homo)
    Christ presented to the People (Ecce Homo) Correggio (c.1489–1534)
    The National Gallery, London
  • The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Nicholas of Bari (The Ansidei Madonna)
    The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Nicholas of Bari (The Ansidei Madonna) Raphael (1483–1520)
    The National Gallery, London
  • The Virgin and Child
    The Virgin and Child Masaccio (1401–1428)
    The National Gallery, London
  • The Virgin and Child with an Angel
    The Virgin and Child with an Angel Perugino (c.1450–1523)
    The National Gallery, London
  • The Entombment
    The Entombment Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564)
    The National Gallery, London
  • 52 more

Artists

  • Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?)
    Jan van Eyck (c.1380/1390–1441)
  • Creation and Fall of Man
    Mariotto Albertinelli (1474–1515)
  • Portrait of a young Man
    Alessandro Allori (1535–1607)
  • Portrait of a Lady
    Christoph Amberger (c.1505–1561 or 1562)
  • Summer
    Giuseppe Arcimboldo (c.1527–1593)
  • Mercenary Love
    Hans Baldung (1484/1485–1545)
  • Passage over the Red Sea
    Jacopo Bassano the elder (c.1510–1592)
  • Charity Surrounded by Children Playing with Dogs and Hobby Horses
    Domenico Beccafumi (1484/1485–1551)
  • Joseph and the Suitors
    Jan de Beer (c.1475–1528)
  • Virgin and Child
    Giovanni Bellini (1431/1436–1516)

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