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Renaissance Art (c. 1400-1600 CE)
The Renaissance shifts from the Medieval focus on
heaven to a more earthly and human-centered one. Paintings of this
era concentrate on humans and the material objects of this world.
The artists turned to the ancient world and its culture, signifying
the "rebirth" in Western art and culture of the 1500s. Naturalism
and the replication of the visible world placed an importance on the
innovation of mathematical perspective. Though culture and mythology
were studied, religious subjects remained prominent, and the artists
moved towards a humanization of religious themes.
The museum owns works by Giovanni Bellini and workshop, Hans Holbein
the Younger and studio, Bernardino Luini, and the Circle of Anton Pilgrim.
For more information on the Renaissance and its components, visit A.R.T.
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