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⚜️ Love and Lust in Renaissance Art ⚜️
Old masters, Art History, Museums, Renaissance.

03/14/2026

Renaissance: Portrait of Bindo Altoviti (1515), Raphael.
Part of the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

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Bindo Altoviti (Nov 1491 – Jan 1557) was a prominent Italian banker from the Altoviti family, widely regarded as one of the most powerful papal financiers of his era. An avid arts patron, he forged lasting personal connections with celebrated figures including Raphael, Michelangelo, and Giorgio Vasari.

Bindo came from a lineage of considerable ecclesiastical influence. Among his direct descendants was Pope Clement XII.

02/03/2026

Throwback to Venice 🇮🇹🖤

01/02/2026

Baroque: Detail of The Dreaming Silenus (1610–1612) by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens.
Part of the Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna.

12/27/2025

Neoclassicism: The Anger of Achilles (1819) by French painter Jacques-Louis David.
Part of the collection of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.

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The painting captures a dramatic moment from Greek myth, when Agamemnon reveals that Iphigenia has been summoned not for marriage but for sacrifice to appease Artemis and secure the Greek fleet’s departure. Achilles reacts with restrained fury, reaching for his sword before being checked by Agamemnon’s authoritative presence. Iphigenia, portrayed with bridal innocence, remains emotionally distant from the confrontation. Clytemnestra’s sorrow embodies the tragic tension between maternal devotion, moral duty, and political necessity.

12/24/2025

Early Medieval: Nativity of Jesus depicted in an early English Missal (1310). Unknown author.

12/15/2025

Renaissance: Angel Holding a Phylactery, one of the surviving fragments of the Baronci Altarpiece (1501) by Italian master Raphael.

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12/01/2025

Thanksgiving weekend at the

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11/26/2025

Now available: Italian Renaissance 2026 Calendar. Including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Titian, Giorgione and more.
The perfect gift for this holiday season. Worldwide shipping .

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11/25/2025

Baroque: Detail of Amor Vincit Omnia (1601) by Italian master Caravaggio.
Part of the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.

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11/23/2025

Renaissance: Galleria Palatina at the Palazzo Pitti houses the Madonna della Seggiola (1512) by Italian master Raphael.

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11/20/2025

Renaissance: Flora (1515) by Italian painter Titian.
Now held at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

11/15/2025

: Samson Seized by the Philistines (1619) by Italian painter Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri).
Part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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