Florence: The Art of Magnificence Renaissance Florence was the birthplace of the modern world and is home to many of its greatest artistic treasures....

Medici: The Art of Power Dr. Rocky Ruggiero examines the rise to power and legacy of the most famous family of the Renaissance. Not...

The Competition Panels by Ghiberti and Brunelleschi The competition of 1401 for the contract for a set of bronze doors for Florence Baptistery is...

Brunelleschi and the Dome of Florence Cathedral Towering 32 stories tall and with an interior diameter of 143’6’’, Brunelleschi’s dome is still the largest...

Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti Often described as the most beautiful and famous doors on the planet, the Gates of Paradise took nearly...

Holy Trinity by Masaccio Although not as highly publicized as many other more famous paintings, the Holy Trinity by Masaccio might just be the...

David by Donatello Donatello’s bronze David was the first free-standing nude statue to be made since ancient Roman times. In addition to restoring sculpture...

La Primavera by Alessandro Botticelli When Botticelli painted the Primavera in the 1470s, he opened up a veritable Pandora’s Box. No longer would Renaissance...

Birth of Venus by Alessandro Botticelli The Birth of Venus is one of the world’s most recognized paintings. In depicting how the Roman goddess...

Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo’s great masterpiece was painted in 1495 on a wall of the refectory of a Dominican convent in Milan,...

Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti The Pietà was Michelangelo’s first “number one hit”. At the ripe old age of 23 years, he had produced one of...

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci When Leonardo began painting the portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of the wealthy cloth merchant Francesco del Giocondo, in...

David by Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo’s statue of the David has been described as the greatest expression of sculpture of all time. Standing 17’1’’ in height...