Siena

The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350

In the early 1300s, the city of Siena gave rise to an extraordinary period of creativity and innovation. Painters, sculptors, and goldsmiths produced remarkable works whose impact was felt far beyond the city's walls. From vast altarpieces to portable objects for private devotion, the ...

Rembrandt

the late works

From the mid-1650s until his death at age sixty-three, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606--1669) generated a remarkable body of work as he searched for a new, painterly, and expressive style. His later works demonstrate his mastery, skillfulness, and exceptional ability to render the effects of light ...

Leonardo Da Vinci

painter at the Court of Milan

Leonardo da Vinci's reputation as an inventor and scientist, and the complexity of his creativity and personality, have sometimes almost overshadowed the importance of his aims and techniques as a painter. This catalogue focuses on a crucial period in the 1480s and '90s when ...

Renaissance Faces

Van Eyck to Titian

Four hundred years after the Renaissance we still make portraits, for many of the same reasons as our ancestors - to mark important moments in our lives, to celebrate friendships, and to remember those who are no longer with us. This stunning film traces the development ...

Raphael

from Urbino to Rome

Titian