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Michelangelo – The Genesis of The Sistine at Muscarelle Museum of Art
Today on Art Expeditions I’m thrilled to share my experience visiting a special exhibition – Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine This one in a lifetime exhibit, opened at William and Mary’s wonderful Muscarelle Art Museum on March 6th 2025, which happens to be the 550th anniversary of Michelangelo’s birth. This exhibit brings together 25…
Renaissance Wednesday at Walters Art Museum: Giovanni Bellini
The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD has one of the best collections of Renaissance Art in the US! Today we’re going to dive into one of my favorite Renaissance paintings in the collection… Giovanni Bellini – Madonna and Child with Saints Peter and Mark and Three Venetian Procurators, 1510 Giovanni Bellini is a favorite…
Renaissance Wednesday: Veronese at Walters Art Museum – Baltimore
Over the next few weeks we’ll be diving deep into Renaissance art work at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Located in the heart of Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon district, The Walters Art Museum houses one of the best collections of Renaissance art in The United States and beyond. In the midst of The American…
Renaissance Wednesday: Get to know Michelangelo
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re going to get to know more about one of the most famous artistic geniuses of all time – Michelangelo. Many of us are familiar with Michelangelo from high school history class, or perhaps you’ve been lucky enough to see his iconic works like David or Pieta in Italy. We could…
Renaissance Wednesday: Fra Angelico
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re going to meet one of my favorite artists, Fra Angelico. Born circa 1395 in the Tuscan region of Mugello in the town of Rupecanina as Guido di Pietro, Fra Angelico became one of the most important artists of the Early Renaissance. Little is known about Fra Angelico’s childhood. Between the…
Renaissance Wednesday: Sandro Botticelli
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we are traveling to Florence Italy in the 15th-century to meet one of my all-time favorite artists, Sandro Botticelli. Botticelli’s paintings of Venus and Primavera are some of the most recognizable paintings in Western Art along with Michelangelo’s David and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Chances are you studied his Birth…
Renaissance Wednesday: Domenico Ghirlandaio
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re going to learn about one of the most important Renaissance master artists of Florence: Ghirlandaio. Born in Florence on June 2, 1448 as Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi, he took on the professional name of Domenico Ghirlandaio. He was the eldest of six children born to Tomassao Bigordi,…
Renaissance Wednesday: Get to know Mantegna
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re traveling to Northern Italy in the late 15th century to meet on of the masters of the Italian Renaissance, Andrea Mantegna. Before we dive in, a note on the image above: I selected the opening image of Mantegna’s Risen Christ from The National Gallery in DC because I wanted you…
Renaissance Wednesday: Get know Verrocchio
Welcome to Renaissance Wednesday…Today we’re traveling back in time to the 15th century in Florence to meet Master of the Renaissance, Andrea del Verrocchio. In his Baptism of Christ (image above), which is housed in The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Verrochio shows his skill in portraying perspective and the human physique. Verrocchio was predominantly a…
Renaissance Wednesday: Meet Donatello
Today on Renaissance Wednesday we’re going to learn about one of the most important sculptors of The Renaissance – Donatello. I was blessed to see several works by Donatello during my visit to Florence, including his famed St. George, which is housed in the Orsanmichele Church Museum. If you are a fan of Teenage Mutant…
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