Renaissance Paintings

In the manner of Bartolomeo Bimbi, in modern custom giltwood frames.

Inspired by works of Italian designer Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, our “Bibiena” mural expands upon the history of Rome with classic ruins, the only remains of this once great civilizatio...

Colorful and exotic, Brésil is an enchanting scene. This pair of Brésil panels is hand painted on a non-woven paper ground. Each panel measures 36" wide by 96" tall. They two panels ...

Pastorale is a set of three panels hand-painted in the classic European panoramic style with warm tones. Each panel measures 36" wide by 96" tall. ...

Ederico Barocci: Renaissance Master of Color and Line By Judith W. Mann and Babette Bohn, with Carol Plazzotta Published by Yale University Press 21...

Giorgione: Myth and Enigma Edited by Sylvia Ferino-Pagden and Giovanna Nepi Scirè Published by Skira (2004) Hardcover 310 pages Black and white and color illustrations Description from the publisher: "The myth of Giorgione as a painter interested in poetry, music and philosophy as well as in alchemy and astrology still overshadows our knowledge of his life and art. Though celebrated as the father of modern Venetian painting in the 16th century, the teacher of Titian and other artists, his oeuvre still remains very small and we know only very little about his life. In his revolutionary brushwork Giorgione skillfully combines Leonardo´s sfumato with the colors and the thin layers of paint favoured by the Old Netherlandish masters to add a new dimension to color through light. It is impossible to construct a generally accepted catalogue of his work, and the mysterious subjects of his paintings have engendered numerous mutually incompatible interpretations. As we still do not have any secure textual sources for works such as La Tempesta, these interpretations are more a reflection of the individual breadth of knowledge of the interpreter or of changing art-historical fashions than Giorgione´s own ideas. The chance to contrast and compare these two paintings from Venice with the Kunsthistorisches Museum´s unique holdings of masterpieces by Giorgione is made possible by this long awaited comprehensive show of the master´s most famous autograph works. Apart from the two paintings mentioned above – the Three Philosophers and Laura – the Kunsthistorisches Museum holds four other paintings with long provenances attributed to Giorgione: Boy with an Arrow, the so-called Girolamo Marcello, Boy with a Helmet, and Adoration of the Shepherds. In addition, the show boasts important loans from other museums, for example the Madonna Benson from the National Gallery in Washington, the Portrait of a Youth...