Francesco Granacci’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an excellent example of the High Renaissance style.
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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.
Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo’s The Last Judgment provides a fascinating study not only for its religious iconography but also for its theological and literary allusions.
The Last Supper was a common subject among 16th-century artists; however, the intriguing iconography in Stefano Cernotto’s rendering displays an inventiveness that is unique.
The historical and iconographic details in this early Spanish painting by Jaun de Flandes make it one of M&G’s most intriguing works.
In this triptych the artist beautifully pictures several of the most familiar Christmas story events.
Marietta Robusti’s Allegory of Wisdom is an excellent example of how Renaissance artists used both Christian and mythological iconography to explore a theme.
The Nativity
Master of the Borghese Tondo
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The Adoration of the Magi
Frans Francken, the Younger
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