Renaissance Art

Biography & Profiles

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) worked for a succession of powerful patrons across Italy, from early Medici supporters in Florence to multiple Popes in Rome. His primary c...

Celebrity Profiles

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese (now Caprese Michelangelo), Republic of Florence.

art-history

The Mona Lisa’s inspiration arises from a convergence of personal ambition, patronage, technical experimentation, and cultural context in Renaissance Florence and Milan. For L...

art-history

The Sistine Chapel contains a specific and well documented set of painted works. In brief, there are 9 ceiling panels by Michelangelo depicting scenes from Genesis, plus a large...

art-history

Michelangelo finished painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling in October 1512. The central scenes were completed and unveiled in the summer of that year, with the final touches, inc...

art-history

Raphael’s development as a painter was shaped by several mentors, most notably Pietro Perugino, whose graceful style and workshop practices formed the core of Raphael’s earl...

biography

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet whose work epitomizes the High Renaissance and Mannerism. Born in Caprese near Floren...

art-history

Raphael Sanzio (1483–1520) advanced the Renaissance by refining pictorial harmony, balanced composition, and graceful figural design. Active mainly in Florence and Rome betwee...

art-history

The painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is commonly referred to as the Sistine Chapel ceiling or the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel . The full decorative program is gen...

art-history

Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest works remain central to the history of art and science. Best known as a painter, he also excelled as a draftsman, engineer, and anatomist, creatin...