Renaissance and Reformation Art and Architecture of the Baroque

Plans for St Peter’s Basilica, Rome Plans for St Peter’s Basilica, Rome. Bramante (1506), Michelangelo (1546), Moderna (1605). (Architectour) Donato Bramante (1444-1514), Tempietto, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, 1508. (Mary Ann Sullivan)

Michelangelo, Piazza Campidoglio, Rome. Designed 1538 Michelangelo, Piazza Campidoglio, Rome. Designed 1538. (Web Gallery of Art)

Bernini (1598-1680), Piazza of St Peter, 1657 (designed) Rome

Bernini (1598-1680), Chair of St Peter, 1657-66 Rome, St Peter’s Basilica

Bernini (1598-1680), Ecstasy of St Theresa, 1645-52 Rome, Santa Maria della Vittoria

Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Villa Rotonda, Vicenza, 1550s. © Mary Ann Sullivan

Château de Chambord, 1519-50 ©Harold Olejarz

Juan de Herrera, El Escorial (begun by Juan Bautista de Toledo) © 2001 Mary Ann Sullivan

Il Gesù, Rome. Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (plan, interior), 1568-84; Giacomo della Porta (façade), 1875-78. Laura Weigert, Davis

Borromini (1599-1667), San Carlo, 1638-41 Rome

Michelangelo, Doni Tondo: The Holy Family with St Michelangelo, Doni Tondo: The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist, 1504-6. Oil on panel. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. (Olga’s Gallery)

Caravaggio (1571-1610), The Calling of Matthew, 1599-1600. Rome, San Luigi dei Francesi

Rubens (1577-1640), Apotheosis of the Duke of Buckingham, 1625-28 London, National Gallery

Michelangelo (1475-1564), Moses from the tomb of Julius II, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, 1513-16. Night and Day from the Medici Chapel, Florence, 1524-26. ARC

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, Vatican. Ceiling, 1508-12, Last Judgment, 1534-41. (Olga’s Gallery)

Michelangelo, Creation of Adam (inset: before restoration), 1508-12 Michelangelo, Creation of Adam (inset: before restoration), 1508-12. Sistine Chapel, Vatican. (Olga’s Gallery)

Michelangelo, Pietá, 1550-56. Rome, Vatican. Artchive

Raphael (1483-1520), The School of Athens, 1509 Raphael (1483-1520),  The School of Athens, 1509. Vatican, Stanza della Segnatura. (Olga’s Gallery)

Titian (1488/90-1547), Emperor Charles V at Muhlberg, 1548 Titian (1488/90-1547), Emperor Charles V at Muhlberg, 1548. Madrid, Museo del Prado. Philip II, 1554. Olga’s Gallery

Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540). The Deposition, 1537-40. Louvre. Mary Magdalene Gallery

Parmigianino (1503-1540). Madonna dal Collo Lungo, 1534-40 Parmigianino (1503-1540). Madonna dal Collo Lungo, 1534-40. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Web Gallery of Art

Tintoretto (1518-94). The Last Supper, 1592-94. S Tintoretto (1518-94). The Last Supper, 1592-94. S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice Web Gallery of Art

El Greco (1541-1614), The Annunciation, 1596-1600 El Greco (1541-1614), The Annunciation, 1596-1600. Madrid, Museo del Prado. Laocoön, 1610; Washington, National Gallery. Webmuseum

El Greco (1541-1614), The Burial of Count Orgaz, 1586 El Greco (1541-1614), The Burial of Count Orgaz, 1586. Church of San Tomé, Toledo. Olga’s Gallery