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The Month of February fresco, possibly by Maestro Venceslao, in Torre Aquila, Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento, Italy

The Month of February

February 1, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

February at Torre Aquila captures a vibrant jousting tournament—knights clash for honor and love while elegantly dressed ladies watch, as scenes of chivalry and daily labor unfold in vivid medieval life.

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Feast of the Gods by Giovanni Bellini

Feast of the Gods

January 10, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

The Feast of the Gods reveals a Renaissance patron’s vision—where Bellini, Dosso Dossi, and Titian unite to create a sensual mythological masterpiece for Alfonso d’Este’s private studiolo.

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The Month of January, late 14thcentury fresco, possibly by Maestro Venceslao

The Month of January

January 1, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

The Cycle of the Twelve Months at Torre Aquila is a rare fresco series blending aristocratic leisure, peasant labor, and changing seasons into a vivid, poetic vision of medieval life in Trentino.

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Sandro Botticelli, Mystical Nativity

Mystical Nativity by Sandro Botticelli

December 15, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

Botticelli’s Mystic Nativity fuses biblical prophecy with contemporary turmoil, depicting Christ’s birth amid apocalyptic symbolism, angelic revelation, and human embrace, suggesting hope, renewal, and divine order beyond earthly chaos.

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Three monumental paintings by Cimabue - Giotto - Duccio in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

Cimabue – Giotto – Duccio

December 5, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

Cimabue, Giotto, and Duccio mark the shift from Byzantine tradition to early Renaissance naturalism, where painting begins to explore space, emotion, and human presence with unprecedented realism and spiritual depth.

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Leonardo's La Belle Ferronnière (detail)

Leonardo da Vinci

November 16, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

Marking 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci’s death, the Louvre Museum unveils a landmark retrospective, blending masterpieces, research, and immersive insight into the genius behind the Mona Lisa.

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Duccio di Buoninsegna's Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel.

Renaissance Triptych… fresh

November 8, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment Italian Renaissance ArtRenaissance ArtTeaching Resources

A Renaissance Triptych RWAP exploring Sienese 14th-century art, Duccio’s Maestà, and the evolution of three-panel sacred imagery rooted in the Greek idea of “threefold folds.”

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