Renaissance Collection (page 4)

Paracelsus (Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim) (1493-1541). Swiss physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist. Engraving

Interior of St. Peters Basilica with light shafts coming through the dome roof, Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

GALILEO GALILEI (1564-1642). Italian astronomer, mathematician, and physicist. Under house arrest. Mezzotint, 19th century, after a painting, c1820, by Jean Antoine Laurent

The elliptical Genoese map of 1457, was source material for Toscanelli. It shows the Mediterranean Sea in detail, but in Asia and Africa are strange animals and monsters

Pen and ink studies by Leonardo da Vinci, c1510-11, of the human hand
LEONARDO: HANDS, c1510. Pen and ink studies by Leonardo da Vinci, c1510-11, of the human hand

with the sun at the center. Engraving, Dutch, 17th century
COPERNICAN UNIVERSE with the sun at the center. Engraving, Dutch, 17th century

Pen and ink studies by Leonardo da Vinci, c1510, of human thorax, pelvic, and leg bones
LEONARDO: THORAX, c1510. Pen and ink studies by Leonardo da Vinci, c1510, of human thorax, pelvic, and leg bones

ARCIMBOLDO, Giuseppe (1527-1593). The Spring. mid. 16th c. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil. ITALY. Brescia. Civic Pinacotheca Tosio Martinengo

SEBASTIANO del PIOMBO, Sebastiano Luciano, also called (1485-1547). Vittoria Colonna (?). 1520-1525. Renaissance art. Oil. SPAIN. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia

POLLAIOLO, Antonio Benci, called Antonio del (1431-1498). Portrait of a Young Woman. ca. 1465. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Oil on wood. GERMANY. Berlin. Staatliche Museen (State Museums)

THE VIEW OF UTOPIA. Colored woodcut from Sir Thomas Mores Utopia, 1518
THE VIEW OF UTOPIA. Colored woodcut from Sir Thomas Mores " Utopia, " 1518

TOWER OF LONDON, 1560. Detail from the Agas map of 1560 showing the Tower of London on the Thames River

LONDON: MAP, 1575. Engraved map of London, England, 1575

ASTROLABE, 15TH CENTURY. German mathematician and astronomer, Johann M├╝ller, known as Regiomontanus. Line engraving

MAGELLAN: MAP, 1519-1522. Map of the Pacific Ocean showing Ferdinand Magellans route, 1519-1522. Wood engraving, 19th century

St Stephen / Fra Angelico
STEPHEN THE DEACON First Christian martyr, preaching to a group of people in a distinctly Italian renaissance setting Date: ? - circa 35

APIAN: WORLD MAP, 1530. Heart-shaped map of the world, with small portraits of Amerigo Vespucci (upper left) and Ptolemy (upper right) by Peter Apian, 1530

ALLEGORY OF MERCURY, 1496. Personification of Mercury, the planet of science and the arts. Woodcut from Nicolas Le Rouges Le grand kalendrier des bergieres, Troyes, 1496

MICHELANGELO: ADAM & EVE. The Temptation and Expulsion. Fresco by Michelangelo from the Sistine Chapel

DÜRER: EVE, 1507. Oil on wood by Albrecht Dürer, 1507
DÜRER: EVE, 1507. Oil on wood by Albrecht Dürer, 1507

16th-century medical astrology
Medical astrology. 16th-century artwork of Zodiac Man, a male body labelled with the twelve signs of the zodiac. This artwork was published in Freiburg in 1503 in the encyclopedia Margarita

Sketch for the Last Supper
Preparatory sketch in red chalk by Leonardo da Vinci for his fresco of The Last Supper. This is one of a number of compositional sketches he made in preparation for the fresco he was to paint

Atlas compass, 16th century
Atlas compass in a 1544 copy of the Agnese Atlas. Several copies of this atlas were produced between 1536 and 1564, in Venice, by the Italian mapmaker Battista Agnese

RAPHAEL: MADONNA & CHILD. Madonna and Child (the Grand Duke Madonna), Panel, c1504-07

Alte Brucke (Old Bridge) and castle in winter with Neckar river, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Marciana National Library, Venice, Italy, wood engraving, published in 1884
The Marciana National Library, Venice, Italy. Wood engraving, published in 1884

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
The Ambassadors, 1533. Portrays Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, the ambassadors of Francis I of France. National Gallery. London. England

Leonardesque model. Trench-digging machine. Model. Technolog
Leonardesque model. Trench-digging machine. Drawing of a digger for excavating trenches or channels. Manuscript L, sheet 76v, 1497-1502. Model. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci

Pere Mates (1500-1558). Reinassance Spanish painter. Altarpiece of Mary Magdalene(1526). Detail. Chapterhouse Museum. Cathedral of Girona. Catalonia. Spain

Dome. Florence Cathedral. Italy
Dome by the Florence Cathedral. 15th century. Built by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446). Exterior. Italy

Italy. Venice. Church of San Giorgio Maggiore by Palladio built between 1565 and 1568. The facade is made of white marble from Istria

LORENZETTI, Ambrogio (1285-1348). Effects of Good Government on the City Life. First half 14th c. Detail. Renaissance art. Trecento. Fresco. ITALY. TUSCANY. Siena. Public Palace

NAVIGATION BY STARS, 1575. Sailors navigating by stars at night. Woodcut from Andre Thevets La cosmographie universelle, Paris, 1575

FOUR HORSEMEN. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Color woodcut, German, 1523

MYTHOLOGY: POSEIDON. Poseidon riding on a dolphin into the harbor of Venice, Italy. Detail of Jacopo Barbaris bird s-eye-view of Venice. Woodcut, 1500

PORTUGUESE MAP OF BRAZIL. Between the Amazon River and the Rio de la Plata, 1519

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476

Pontormo, Jacopo da (1494-1556). Portrait of Garcilaso de la Vega (1st half 16 c. - ). Spanish poet. Renaissance. Cinquecento. Painting. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. Kassel

The Temptation of Christ: oil on wood, c1500, by Juan de Flandes
TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. The Temptation of Christ: oil on wood, c1500, by Juan de Flandes

VENICE: MAP, 1546. Map of Venice by Cristoforo Sabbadino, 1546

DI PAOLO: ADAM & EVE. The Expulsion from Paradise. Tempera on wood by Giovanni Di Paolo

GIOTTO: ADORATION. Adoration of the Magi. Fresco, c1305, from the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, by Giotto

Da Vinci Quote Simplicity
Fadil Roze

Study of Three Girls Heads, Lucas Cranach the elder (1472-1553)
Oil on panel, German School, around 1525. Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the leading German painters

Entrance to Heidelberg Castle in Heidelberg, Germany Circa 1887
Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Illustration of Entrance to Heidelberg Castle in Heidelberg, Germany Circa 1887. Source: Original edition from my own archives

World map by Claudius Ptolemy (90-168). Engraving, 16th cent
Claudius Ptolemy (90-168) Greco-Egyptian geographer. World map. Engraving, 16th century

Hybernia Nunc Irlant. Ireland. Map was clearly made by a member of the Lafreri School of cartographers, Antonio Lafreri (1512-77). Rome, 1570. Renaissance. Engraving by Paolo Forlani, 16th C

El Greco (1541-1614). Saint Louis, King of France, and a Pa
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, El Greco (1541-1614). Painter. Spanish Renaissance. Saint Louis, King of France, and a Page. 1585-1590. Museum Louvre. Paris. France

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The Renaissance, a period of artistic and intellectual rebirth that spanned from the 14th to the 17th century, brought forth a wave of creativity and innovation that forever changed the course of history. Artists like Albrecht Durer, with his intricate masterpiece "Hare" in 1502, showcased their immense talent and attention to detail. In this era, great minds such as Dante Alighieri emerged, whose Divine Comedy became an iconic work. The frontispiece depicting Dante praying hands by Durer perfectly captures the spiritual essence of this literary masterpiece. Leonardo da Vinci's contribution cannot be overlooked either; his anatomical studies on skulls revolutionized our understanding of human physiology. Architects like Filippo Brunelleschi left their mark on Florence with visionary designs such as the cross-section drawing for Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral's dome. Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli's contemporary rendering allows us to glimpse into Brunelleschi's genius. Religious figures also played a significant role during this time. St. Francis of Assisi preached compassion towards all creatures, as depicted in Benozzo Gozzoli's predella panel showcasing him preaching to birds. Maps like Carta della Catena provide us with glimpses into cities' pasts; here we see Florence in all its glory in 1490—a bustling center of art and culture. Dante's Inferno woodcut from a Venetian edition transports us directly into hell itself—an eerie yet captivating representation that showcases both fear and fascination. Of course, no discussion about the Renaissance would be complete without mentioning Michelangelo Buonarroti—his Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes are nothing short of breathtaking. Equally mesmerizing is his Pieta sculpture which beautifully captures Mary cradling Jesus after his crucifixion. Lastly, Alessandro Botticelli takes us back to classical mythology with "Birth of Venus, " where the goddess emerges from the sea, a symbol of beauty and rebirth.