Spinello Aretino Paintings and the Late Gothic of Tuscany
Spinello Aretino paintings represent one of the most sustained achievements of the Italian Gothic tradition, produced over a career of…
Gentile da Fabriano Paintings and the International Gothic
Gentile da Fabriano paintings are among the most sumptuous objects produced in fifteenth-century Italy. Born Gentile di Niccolo around 1370…
Lorenzo Monaco Paintings and the Late Gothic of Florence
When we look at Lorenzo Monaco paintings, we encounter one of the great paradoxes of Florentine art: a monk who…
Michelangelo Paintings That Shook the Renaissance
Michelangelo paintings occupy a category all their own. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni spent most of his life insisting he…
The Devotional Intensity of Carlo Dolci Paintings
Carlo Dolci (1616–1686) was the most intensely devout painter of the Italian Baroque and the supreme representative of a Florentine…
Domenico Veneziano Paintings and His Revolutionary Light
Domenico Veneziano (c. 1410–1461) was one of the most influential and least-known figures of the Florentine Early Renaissance. Born in…
Sassetta Paintings and the Sienese Gothic Tradition
Sassetta paintings stand apart from almost everything else produced in Italy during the first half of the fifteenth century. Born…
Pompeo Batoni Paintings and the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pompeo Batoni paintings occupy a singular position in the history of Catholic art. Born in Lucca in 1708 and trained…
Leonardo da Vinci Paintings: Faith, Science, and the Sacred
Of all the painters who shaped the course of Christian art, few left a body of work as varied, as…
Fra Angelico Paintings That Feel Like Heaven
Fra Angelico paintings occupy a singular place in the history of Christian art. Born Guido di Pietro around 1395 in…