renaissance art

Michelangelo and Fra Angelico: Two Renaissance Greats Who Died on the Same Day

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Michelangelo and Fra Angelico were Italian Renaissance artists who died on the same day (many years apart).

Raphael’s Loggia of Cupid and Psyche Now in Exquisite, Digital Detail

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villa farnesina rome

In addition to the many paintings that Raphael painted during his short life, the artist was also responsible for a roomful of frescoes in a Roman palace that is now known as the Villa Farnesina. From 1517-1518, Raphael and his workshop painted scenes from the fable of Cupid and Psyche on the vaulted ceiling of … Read more

Will Work For Wine: Luca Signorelli’s Orvieto Duomo Contract and His Intoxicating, Apocalyptic Fresco Cycle

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Orvieto Cathedral

In 1499, Tuscan artist Luca Signorelli signed a contract to paint two remaining sections of the Cappella Nuova (new chapel) of the Duomo in the Umbrian town of Orvieto. By 1502 (or 1504, depending on which documentation you read), he had completed his “End of the World” fresco cycle in what is now known as the San Brizio Chapel.

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