This is the only signed picture by this early Italian master. It also includes 55 faces!
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Following Titian’s death in 1576, Tintoretto became the leading artist in Venice.
If Raphael’s paintings reflect the philosophic concepts and artistic tastes that shaped the time, Leonardo’s life and work highlight technical innovations that would take western art to a whole new level.
At the dawn of the 16th century Mannerism was gaining in popularity. Even noted Renaissance painters like Raphael began to mirror the style, but it was the Sienese painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi who would push the mannerist vision even further.
Paris Bordone studied for a time under Titian, the greatest Venetian artist of the 16th century. Although forced to leave this great master’s studio, Bordone went on to excel in portraiture, large-scale architectural settings, and cabinet paintings.
This elegant tondo illustrates the interesting “detective” work that is sometimes involved in attributing a work of art to a particular artist.
The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon
Jacopo Robusti, called Il Tintoretto
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Francesco Granacci’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an excellent example of the High Renaissance style.
The Della Robbia family is famous—for their secret artistic recipe. Watch to learn more about a pair of sculpture and this family of artists represented in M&G’s collection.
The refinement of High Renaissance art motivated mannerist painters like Francesco Cavazzoni to explore other avenues of expression. Legend of the Finding of the True Cross provides an intriguing example.
