Renaissance and Baroque Art

List of links to sites dealing with art of these periods.
 
 

World Art Treasures A site with essays on specific themes, including Caravaggio, Botticelli, Vermeer, and garden design. Each essay includes images, text and further links to interdisciplinary topics. 
Raphael's Stanze Photographs of the frescoes in the 4 stanze in the Vatican palace, including the School of Athens.
Sistine Chapel A photographic tour of the imagery in the chapel, including Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgment as well as the wall cycles.
Vermeer's Paintings All the works of this painter plus commentary and information.
Webmuseum: Baroque An index of baroque painters by country, with links to iimages of their works and commentary. See especially Velazquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Rubens. 
Webmuseum: Northern Renaissance Entries on the major northern artists of the 16th century (Durer, Holbein, Bruegel), with images, history, and biographies.
Webmuseum: Jan van Eyck A good overview of the painter's life and works.
17th-Century Architecture A digital archive of architectural images set up by Boston College. Links to Rubens's house, Versailles, and Vaux le Vicomte.
Tour of the Brancacci Chapel A virtual tour of Masaccio's chapel in Florence, with images of each fresco and related text.
Brunelleschi and the Dome of Florence Cathedral A site explaining the structure, geometry, and construction of the great dome, with a biography of Brunelleschi.
The Arena Chapel All the images from Giotto's masterpiece, organized by cycle. With diagrams and information. 
 
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