Giotto’s Ognissanti Madonna and the Dawn of Realism
The Ognissanti Madonna is one of the most important paintings in the history of Western art, made by the Florentine…
The Annunciation by Simone Martini, a Gothic Splendor
The Annunciation by Simone Martini and his brother-in-law Lippo Memmi is the supreme masterpiece of Sienese Gothic painting, made in…
Duccio’s Maesta: Siena’s Golden Altarpiece
Duccio’s Maesta is the supreme masterpiece of the Sienese school and one of the great altarpieces of the Middle Ages,…
The Last Bruges Paintings of Gerard David
Gerard David paintings close the great age of Bruges. Step into the silvery Madonnas and altarpieces of the last early Netherlandish master.
The Late Gothic Religious Paintings of Hans Multscher
Hans Multscher paintings show late Gothic Swabia absorbing the new Flemish realism. Step into the Wurzach Altarpiece of the great Ulm master.
Hugo van der Goes Paintings of Quiet Northern Sorrow
Hugo van der Goes paintings carry the deepest emotional intensity of the early Netherlandish school. Step into the altarpieces of the great Ghent master.
The Sacred Paintings of Jan van Eyck and the Birth of Oil
Jan van Eyck paintings invented the entire Western language of oil painting. Step into the Madonnas, Crucifixions, and the Ghent Altarpiece of the founding Flemish master.
Stefan Lochner Paintings and the Tender Beauty of Late Gothic Art
Stefan Lochner paintings give late Gothic Cologne its supreme gold-ground voice. Step into the great Dombild Altarpiece and the Marian panels of the Rhineland master.
Beautiful Konrad Witz Paintings from Late Gothic Europe
Konrad Witz paintings combine late Gothic German sculpture and new Flemish realism. Step into the upper Rhine altarpieces of the great Basel master.
Beautiful Michael Pacher Paintings from the Late Gothic Alps
Michael Pacher paintings bring Italian Renaissance perspective into the Alpine altarpieces of the South Tyrol. Step into the great Saint Wolfgang and Church Fathers cycles.