Il Quattrocento Collection

Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: frescoed living room characterised by the cycle "The Occupations
7240202 Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: frescoed living room characterised by the cycle " The Occupations and Entertainment of the Ladies of the Court" (XV century)

"The resurrected Christ", c. 1420 (fresco)
5051377 " The resurrected Christ", c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold, the Contrari Chapel)

"Resurrection"and "Descent into Limbo", Detail of Christ and the sleeping Roman soldiers, c
5051433 " Resurrection" and " Descent into Limbo", Detail of Christ and the sleeping Roman soldiers, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola

"The Pentecost", Detail with two praying saints c. 1420 (fresco)
5051474 " The Pentecost", Detail with two praying saints c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold)

"Assumption of the Virgin"and "the Virgin Mary dropping the girdle or Holy Belt to St
5051419 " Assumption of the Virgin" and " the Virgin Mary dropping the girdle or Holy Belt to St. Thomas ", Detail of an apostle

"The Mystical Lamb", symbol of sacrifice for the redemption of mankind, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051373 " The Mystical Lamb", symbol of sacrifice for the redemption of mankind, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

Male figure playing with a ball, Camera Pinta (Painted Room) (fresco)
6204078 Male figure playing with a ball, Camera Pinta (Painted Room) (fresco) by Italian School, (14th-15th century); Rocca Albornoz, Spoleto, Umbria

Dossal of an altar with central ciborium, from the left, St. Francis, St. Bartholomew
6366121 Dossal of an altar with central ciborium, from the left, St. Francis, St. Bartholomew, the Archangel Raphael and Tobiolo, c.1475 (bas-relief polychrome glazed terracotta) by Della Robbia

Right aisle: Pulpit with scenes from the life of St. Francis, c. 1481
6366092 Right aisle: Pulpit with scenes from the life of St. Francis, c.1481 by Benedetto da Maiano (1442-97); Santa Croce, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Basilica of the Holy Cross)

Tabernacle with the Cavalcanti Annunciation, right aisle, detail of the Archangel Gabriel, 1433-35 (sandstone)
6366089 Tabernacle with the Cavalcanti Annunciation, right aisle, detail of the Archangel Gabriel, 1433-35 (sandstone) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); Santa Croce, Florence

Tabernacle with the Cavalcanti Annunciation, right aisle, 1433-35 (sandstone)
6366088 Tabernacle with the Cavalcanti Annunciation, right aisle, 1433-35 (sandstone) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); Santa Croce, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Basilica of the Holy Cross)

The Virgin Mary with Infant Jesys between Angels and Saints, c. 1480 (glazed terracotta)
6366076 The Virgin Mary with Infant Jesys between Angels and Saints, c.1480 (glazed terracotta) by Della Robbia, Andrea (1435-1525/28); Santa Croce, Florence

St. Louis of Toulouse, detail, 1422-25 (gilt bronze; silver, enamel and crystal rock)
6365892 St. Louis of Toulouse, detail, 1422-25 (gilt bronze; silver, enamel and crystal rock) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); Santa Croce, Florence

Saint Agatha
2655000 Saint Agatha by Marinoni, Bernardo or Antonio (c.1493-c.1545); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: " St)

"The Ascension of Christ", Detail of an angel playing a drum, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051455 " The Ascension of Christ", Detail of an angel playing a drum, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

"The Ascension of Christ", Detail of an angel playing a harp, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051454 " The Ascension of Christ", Detail of an angel playing a harp, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

"Assumption of the Virgin"and "the Virgin Mary dropping the girdle or Holy Belt to St
5051426 " Assumption of the Virgin" and " the Virgin Mary dropping the girdle or Holy Belt to St. Thomas ", Detail of the Madonna dropping the girdle to St

View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c. 1420 (photo)
5051386 View of the chapel with frescoes by the Master of Vignola, The Contrari Chapel, Vignola Stronghold, c.1420 (photo) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

St. George and the Dragon", 1460-65 (tempera on panel, water gilding and silver leaf)
5973949 St. George and the Dragon", 1460-65 (tempera on panel, water gilding and silver leaf) by Italian School, (15th century); Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

"The three faced Trinity and the Tree of Life", Detail of one of the faces, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051504 " The three faced Trinity and the Tree of Life", Detail of one of the faces, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

"The Pentecost", Detail of the dove, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051485 " The Pentecost", Detail of the dove, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold)

"St Matthew the Evangelist"writing "Cum natus esset Yhesus", c. 1420 (fresco)
5051370 " St Matthew the Evangelist" writing " Cum natus esset Yhesus", c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336329 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Madonna with Infant Jesus and St. Simeon, second half of the XV century (fresco)
6255437 Madonna with Infant Jesus and St. Simeon, second half of the XV century (fresco) by Mezzastris, Pier Antonio (c.1430-1506); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno)

The Hall of Liberal Arts and Planets
6255415 The Hall of Liberal Arts and Planets by Fabriano, Gentile da (c.1370-1427); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno, Trinci Palace: The Hall of Liberal Arts and Planets)

Detail of vault: The angel guarantees the offspring to Joachim and Anne, 1424
6253782 Detail of vault: The angel guarantees the offspring to Joachim and Anne, 1424 by Nelli, Ottaviano (c.1370-c.1444); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria

Detail of the Crucifixion, 1424
6253754 Detail of the Crucifixion, 1424 by Nelli, Ottaviano (c.1370-c.1444); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The chapel: frescoes by Ottaviano Nelli, realised in 1424)

The Loggia of Romulus and Remus, 1411-12
6253636 The Loggia of Romulus and Remus, 1411-12 by Fabriano, Gentile da (c.1370-1427); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno)

The Hall of Liberal Arts and Planets
6253537 The Hall of Liberal Arts and Planets by Fabriano, Gentile da (c.1370-1427); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno, Trinci Palace: The Hall of Liberal Arts and Planets)

A fake polyptych with the Virgin Mary and Child, S. Anthony of Padua, St. Jerome, St. John and St
6204267 A fake polyptych with the Virgin Mary and Child, S. Anthony of Padua, St. Jerome, St. John and St. Louis of Toulouse, Chapel of St

Detail of a fake polyptych with the Virgin Mary and Child, S. Anthony of Padua, St. John and St
6204266 Detail of a fake polyptych with the Virgin Mary and Child, S. Anthony of Padua, St. John and St. Louis of Toulouse, Chapel of St

The saint heals a man and a woman, Stories of S. Bernardino and Saints, Chapel of St
6204262 The saint heals a man and a woman, Stories of S. Bernardino and Saints, Chapel of St. Bernardino of Siena, Church of St

Angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204135 Angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, apse bowl-shaped vault)

Angels, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204123 Angels, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, apse bowl-shaped vault)

Saints, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204120 Saints, detail of Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, apse bowl-shaped vault)

Saints and angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204107 Saints and angels, detail of the Coronation of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S

Detail with two ladies, Camera Pinta (Painted Room) (fresco)
6204082 Detail with two ladies, Camera Pinta (Painted Room) (fresco) by Italian School, (14th-15th century); Rocca Albornoz, Spoleto, Umbria

Detail of the frescoes, Camera Pinta (Painted Room)
6204068 Detail of the frescoes, Camera Pinta (Painted Room) by Italian School, (14th-15th century); Rocca Albornoz, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Frescoes realized between 1392 and 1416)

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336328 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin
6336326 Hercules, after slaying bare-handed the Nemean lion, bearing the remains wearing its skin and holding the open mouth of the beast with his right hand, detail, 1473 (bronze) by Bertoldo

Crucifixion, 1428
6255430 Crucifixion, 1428 by Corraduccio, Giovanni di (fl.1404-37); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno, Trinci Palace: Crucifixion, by Giovanni di Corraduccio di Galasso)

The Last Supper, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655042 The Last Supper, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

"The Pentecost", Detail with a praying saint, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051484 " The Pentecost", Detail with a praying saint, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold)

"The Ascension of Christ". On the left top "The resurrected Christ"and on the right top"St
5051445 " The Ascension of Christ". On the left top " The resurrected Christ" and on the right top" St

"The Pentecost", Detail, c. 1420 (fresco)
5051444 " The Pentecost", Detail, c.1420 (fresco) by Master of Vignola (15th century); Rocca di Vignola, Vignola, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Vignola Stronghold, the Contrari Chapel)

Detail: "Birth of Romulus and Remus", 1411-12
6253718 Detail: " Birth of Romulus and Remus", 1411-12 by Fabriano, Gentile da (c.1370-1427); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Foligno)

Dossal of an altar with central ciborium, detail of St. Francis and St. Bartholomew, c
6366122 Dossal of an altar with central ciborium, detail of St. Francis and St. Bartholomew, c.1475 (bas-relief polychrome glazed terracotta) by Della Robbia, Andrea (1435-1525/28); Santa Croce

Right aisle: Pulpit with scenes from the life of St. Francis tile about St. Francis receiving the Stigmata, c. 1481
6366091 Right aisle: Pulpit with scenes from the life of St. Francis tile about St. Francis receiving the Stigmata, c.1481 by Benedetto da Maiano (1442-97); Santa Croce, Florence

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Il Quattrocento, also known as the 15th century Renaissance period in Italy, was a time of immense artistic and cultural growth. This era witnessed the creation of breathtaking frescoes and sculptures that still captivate audiences today. One such masterpiece is "Herod and the Massacre of Innocents, " a detail from the Life of Jesus fresco painted in 1471. This powerful depiction showcases Herod's ruthless act against innocent children, highlighting both his cruelty and the tragic consequences. Another notable artwork from this period is "The resurrected Christ, " a mesmerizing fresco created around 1420. The artist skillfully portrays Christ rising from death, symbolizing hope and salvation for humanity. Intriguingly, there are also fascinating details within larger works like "Resurrection"and "Descent into Limbo. " These fragments depict Christ alongside sleeping Roman soldiers, emphasizing their unawareness during these significant events. Religious themes were prevalent during Il Quattrocento, as seen in pieces like "The Pentecost. " Here we find two saints fervently praying amidst divine intervention—a testament to faith's power during this era. "The Assumption of the Virgin" reveals an apostle witnessing Mary dropping her girdle or Holy Belt to St. Thomas—an event steeped in religious symbolism that exemplifies devotion to faith. Symbolism played a crucial role throughout this period too; one example being "The Mystical Lamb. " This image represents sacrifice for mankind's redemption—a profound concept conveyed through artistry. Beyond religious subjects, everyday life was also depicted. In Camera Pinta (Painted Room), we see a male figure playing with a ball—an intriguing glimpse into leisure activities enjoyed by people at that time. Sculpture also thrived during Il Quattrocento. A bas-relief polychrome glazed terracotta dossal displays St. Francis, St.