Italian Medieval and Renaissance Paintings and Sculptures

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This is a painting of a hunting scene involving several animals in a wooded landscape. The foreground shows a group of hounds engaging with a downed animal on a grassy area surrounded by vegetation. Above them, a figure in purple garb raises an arm. The figures are positioned on an incline that spirals upwards into a dense backdrop of tall trees. Light filters through the branches creating a serene backdrop of cloudy skies. The composition uses natural color tones to depict depth and distance in a rural environment. This is in the style of Piero di Cosimo.

Cephalus Punished at the Hunt

Bernardino Luini

c. 1520/1522

Fresco  Accession ID  1943.4.55

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M26
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This tall, vertical fresco depicts a person in a red garment extending their arm towards a white unicorn that is bowing down on grass. The person is on the left side of the image, and only partially visible. The unicorn's long horn almost touches the person’s outstretched hand. The unicorn's back legs are extended, but its front legs are kneeling. The person and unicorn are on a light green field with red flowers and small green ferns. Behind them are thin trees in front of distant, rocky mountains. The sky above is beige, blending into the earthy tones of the landscape.

Procris and the Unicorn

Bernardino Luini

c. 1520/1522

Fresco  Accession ID  1943.4.60

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M26
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Procris Pierced by Cephalus' Javelin

Bernardino Luini

c. 1520/1522

Fresco  Accession ID  1943.4.56

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M26
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The Despair of Cephalus

Bernardino Luini

c. 1520/1522

Fresco  Accession ID  1943.4.58

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M26
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The Misfortunes of Cephalus

Bernardino Luini

c. 1520/1522

Fresco  Accession ID  1943.4.59

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M26
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Shown from the chest up against a black background, two men with peachy skin, one holding a brass-colored sphere made up of interlocking bands, fill this horizontal portrait painting. To our left, a boy or young man looks at us with dark eyes and his coral-pink lips are parted. His curly brown hair falls to his shoulders, and he wears a floppy, denim-blue hat. His emerald-green tunic is lined around the neck, shoulders, and down the front with bands of ruby red, and the neck is tied with a pale purple ribbon. A white shirt underneath shows at the neck and down a slit along the shoulder we can see. Along the bottom edge of the composition, the boy grips a paint brush, a quill pen, a flute, and a compass in his left fist. The man to our right leans toward the boy almost in profile. The second man has ash-brown, curly hair and the suggestion of a short beard on his chin. He has hooded eyes, a prominent nose, and his downturned lips are also parted. He wears a honey-yellow tunic over a white undergarment. A swath of scarlet red over his left shoulder, to our right, could be a cloak. In the space between the people, he holds up the armillary sphere, made up of overlapping bands to create an orb, in his right hand, on our left. A long, white scroll curls around the handle of the sphere, the man’s hand, and down near his wrist. The scroll is inscribed, “NON VALET. INGENIVM.NISI FACTA VALEBVNT.” He looks at the sphere and points to it with his other hand.

Giovanni Borgherini and His Tutor

Giorgione

Oil on canvas  Accession ID  1974.87.1

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M17
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The image shows a person standing barefoot on a tiled surface, holding an open book. The person has a solemn facial expression, short hair, and is wearing a long brown robe with a hood. In the background, there is a golden archway with intricate patterns, leading to a landscape with trees and a clear blue sky.

Saint Bernardino of Siena

Vincenzo Foppa

c. 1495/1500

Oil (?) on panel  Accession ID  1961.9.72

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M19
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This is a fresco of an elegant building with a garden and waterway in front of it. The building is pale orange with white columns, a triangular pediment, and large windows. There is a red doorway at the top of a few stairs that shows a brown interior. A few people sit or stand on the steps by the doorway, looking in the building. On the left, two people walk towards the doorway. One of them has a bare chest and the legs of a goat, while the other is a person in a pink tunic with blond hair and white boots. Both people have pale skin. Closer to us, there is a green garden filled with green plants and red flowers, with a stream or water feature flowing in front of it, bordered by reeds and green grass.

Cephalus and Pan at the Temple of Diana

Bernardino Luini

c. 1520/1522

Fresco  Accession ID  1943.4.54

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M26
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This is a fresco showing a pastoral scene with human activity. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, overlooking a hilly landscape with structures, trees, and five people, some of whom are dressed in gold robes. The people are engaged in various activities such as walking across the hills or kneeling beside a tree, tending to something on the ground. The person closest to us is to the left of center, kneeling down and lifting a small hammer in the air. This person has pale skin and golden hair, and they wear a golden robe over a white shirt and white pants. The color palette is muted and earthy, with soft greens, browns, and yellows dominating the scene.

Cephalus Hiding the Jewels

Bernardino Luini

c. 1520/1522

Fresco  Accession ID  1943.4.53

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M26
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This painting depicts a woman seated outdoors with a baby in her lap on the left and a young child standing nearby on the right. The woman is sitting on the ground, while the baby is facing the right with their arms outstretched. The baby is partially wrapped in a white cloth. The woman has a serene expression and delicate facial features. She is wearing a green and red robe. The young child on the right is holding a small lamb and has curly blond hair. In the upper left corner of the painting, two cherubic faces peer down from a cloud. The background shows a pastoral setting with trees, shrubs, hills, grass patches, and bunnies near the forest edge, under a cloudy sky.

Madonna and Child and the Infant Saint John in a Landscape

Polidoro Lanzani

1540/1550

Oil on canvas  Accession ID  1937.1.36

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M27
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The head and shoulders of a cleanshaven man are carved from white marble lightly streaked in gray in this freestanding sculpture. In this view, the shoulders are square to us, but he turns his head to our right. His left eyebrow, to our right, appears to cocked as he looks into the distance, and he has a sweeping nose with a rounded tip. His long upper lip overhangs the lower lip in a slight overbite. His hair is parted down the middle and ends in curls that angle from eye-level framing his forehead to ear-level at the back of his neck. He wears a high-collared breastplate over linked mail. The breastplate is ornamented with bands of flowers, dots, and other geometric designs. A strap and buckle hang from the neck area. The sculpture ends in a blunt, straight edge across the bottom, and it rests on a brown stone pedestal in front of a gray background.

Astorgio Manfredi

Mino da Fiesole

1455

Marble  Accession ID  1942.9.135

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M5
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The head and shoulders of a young boy have been carved from white marble in this freestanding sculpture. In this photograph, the boy’s shoulders are square to us, and he turns his head to look off to our left. His wavy hair comes low on his forehead and curls along the back of his neck. He has slightly raised brows, and the irises of his eyes are lightly carved so the boy appears to look up under heavy lids. He has an oval face with smooth cheeks, a delicate nose, and his lips are closed. He wears a garment that appears to be fur under a more voluminous robe, which drapes over one shoulder and wraps around the chest. The sculpture ends in a straight, blunt line below the shoulders, and it sits on a stepped, white marble base. The background is pale gray.

The Young Saint John the Baptist

Anonymous Artist

c. 1460

Marble  Accession ID  1942.9.142

On View: West Building Main Floor, Gallery M6
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