The paintings of this Master of the Renaissance were forgotten for centuries until an artistic group revived his oeuvre in England. Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) was an Italian artist from Florence who spent most of his life in his home city (although he produced some famous works in Rome as well). His style can be described …
Roman mythology has been an important source for artists for many centuries. The Renaissance marked a rebirth of interest in classical mythology. It’s not surprising that one of the most famous Renaissance paintings in history depicts a Roman goddess. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about The Birth of …
When you think about fantastical religious paintings, the oeuvre of Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) is one of the most fascinating in art history. Art historians have been debating for centuries whether or not his paintings were serious or merely comical interpretations of an artistic genius. Bosch was a Dutch artist, named after the town of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, …
It’s always nice to see paintings that depict common scenes of how people lived many centuries ago. You’ll hardly find a better example of this than some of the works of this renowned artist from the Low Countries. Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) was an innovative artist of the Renaissance and the leading painter of …
Very few German artists were so popular during the Renaissance period than Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), a man who was in contact with some of the leading artists of the High Renaissance. He learned a lot from Renaissance masters such as Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Raphael (1483-1519) and developed a distinctive style of painting that …
The Renaissance is a period in European history that marked the transition between the dark and gloomy Middle Ages into a completely new era of social progress. Some of the greatest minds in history lived during this period which encompassed the 15th and 16th centuries. The revival of Humanism derived from the Roman version “Humanitas,” …