ArtBabble: Renaissance Art

Annunciation Altarpiece, by Juan Correa de Vivar

Museo Nacional del Prado — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:01:02 +0000

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Video with comments by Leticia Ruiz, Head of the Department of Spanish Renaissance and Early Naturalist Painting, about the Annunciation Altarpiece, by Juan Correa de Vivar as part of the educational programme 'The Prado speaks', an activity that takes place every Friday at noon, in which the museum's professionals comment on works of the collection.

Collections Plan: New Exhibition Axis

Museo Nacional del Prado — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:46:09 +0000

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The Prado Collection

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Museo Nacional del Prado

Explanatory video about the new hanging of the Collection in the Museum's main floor.

"Ginevra de' Benci," c. 1474/1478, Leonardo da Vinci

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:24:39 +0000

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Children's Video Tour-Time Travel

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

This video from the National Gallery of Art Children's Video Tour explores Leonardo da Vinci's 15th-century painting of Ginevra de' Benci. Ginevra posed for this picture in Florence, Italy, 500 years ago--when she was about 16 years old. This painting is the artist's first portrait and one of his earliest experiments with oil paint, which he used to depict details such as Ginevra's golden hair pulled back in a bun, pink cheeks, elegant brown dress, and hard-to-read expression. What do you

"Saint George and the Dragon," c. 1506, Raphael

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:57:22 +0000

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Children's Video Tour-Time Travel

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

In this video from the National Gallery of Art Children’s Video Tour, art lovers of all ages are introduced to Saint George, as depicted by Raphael in his painting “Saint George and the Dragon.” This action-packed painting seems frozen in time, as the brave knight, dressed in shiny metal armor, thrusts his lance towards a dragon, pinning it to the ground. The dragon, fighting for his life, grabs the lance with one paw, swirls its long neck towards the knight, and opens its mouth to reveal sharp teeth! What do you think happens next? On view in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 20.

Susannah Rutherglen: "Bellini to Veronese: Ornamental Paintings of the Venetian Renaissance"

The Frick Collection — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:03:44 +0000

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The Frick Collection

June 29 2011
Painters of the Venetian Renaissance are best known for their monumental altarpieces, narrative and mythological canvases, and intimate works for private devotion. Many of the same masters engaged in the ornamental arts as well, painting panels for integration into beds, chests, musical instruments, and doors. Susannah Rutherglen describes this less familiar genre, traces the fortunes of surviving artifacts, and discusses their themes, styles, and relevance to the history of Italian Renaissance art.

Keith Christiansen: "Finding Our Way into Bellini's St. Francis in the Desert"

The Frick Collection — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:04:50 +0000

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The Frick Collection

May 25, 2011
In Bellini’s great masterpiece, the traditional relationship of figure to setting has been reversed, thus engaging us in a way that transforms our experience of the picture and our understanding of the artist’s creative genius. Keith Christiansen will discuss the impetus behind this transformation and its implications for interpreting the picture’s much-discussed subject. This lecture was made possible by the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation.

A Renaissance Cabinet Rediscovered

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:17:05 +0000

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

A cabinet J. Paul Getty acquired in 1971 was for many years believed to be a fake made in the 1800s. Through scientific, visual, and archival analysis, scholars at the Getty proved that the cabinet is an original piece of Renaissance furniture made in 1580 in Burgundy, France. Narrated by Getty conservator Arlen Heginbotham, this video explores key scientific methods used to examine the cabinet. Tree-ring dating was used to determine the authenticity of the cabinet's wood and several different scientific instruments were used to analyze a fragment of a metal tack found in the cabinet.

Empire of the Eye: The Magic of Illusion: Teatro Olimpico-Andrea Palladio, Part 7

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:09:35 +0000

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Magic of Illusion—presented here in a seven-part podcast series—is a film about how we see, what we see, or what it is we think we see. Al Roker guides us on a journey into the secrets of illusion, utilizing special effects to illustrate the artistic and visionary discoveries of the Renaissance. While Copernicus and Columbus were changing our understanding of the world, the Renaissance masters were dramatically changing the way we see that world. The film uses recent technology to look at old works in new ways.

Empire of the Eye: The Magic of Illusion: St. Francis of Paola, Performer of Miracles, Part 6

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:08:03 +0000

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National Gallery of Art, Washington

Empire of the Eye: The Magic of Illusion: Palazzo Spada's Corridor, Part 5

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:07:07 +0000

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National Gallery of Art, Washington