Renaissance Romance

Sixteenth-century love.

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The Musicians — Caravaggio

The Musicians

Caravaggio · 1597

Venus and Cupid — Lorenzo Lotto

Venus and Cupid

Lorenzo Lotto · 1520s

Mars and Venus United by Love — Paolo Veronese

Mars and Venus United by Love

Paolo Veronese · 1570s

The Judgment of Paris — Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Judgment of Paris

Lucas Cranach the Elder · ca. 1528

Venus and Adonis — Titian

Venus and Adonis

Titian · 1550s

Venus and the Lute Player — Titian

Venus and the Lute Player

Titian · ca. 1565–70

Charity — Guido Reni

Charity

Guido Reni

The Sea Monster (Das Meerwunder) — Albrecht Dürer

The Sea Monster (Das Meerwunder)

Albrecht Dürer · ca. 1498

The Three Ages of Humans — Dosso Dossi

The Three Ages of Humans

Dosso Dossi

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist — Andrea Solari

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Andrea Solari · ca. 1507–9

Leda and the Swan — Francesco Bacchiacca

Leda and the Swan

Francesco Bacchiacca

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati — Lorenzo Lotto

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati

Lorenzo Lotto · 1533–34

Jupiter and Juno: Study for the "Furti di Giove" Tapestries — Perino del Vaga

Jupiter and Juno: Study for the "Furti di Giove" Tapestries

Perino del Vaga · ca. 1532–35

The Finding of Moses — Jacopo Tintoretto

The Finding of Moses

Jacopo Tintoretto · 1560s?

Omnia Vincit Amor — Agostino Carracci

Omnia Vincit Amor

Agostino Carracci · 1599

The Lovers — Parmigianino

The Lovers

Parmigianino · 1527–30

Wilton Album, folio 10a: Priapus and Lotis — Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) · Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli · Anonymous, Italian, 16th century · Bertoia (Jacopo Zanguidi)

Wilton Album, folio 10a: Priapus and Lotis

Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) · Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli · Anonymous, Italian, 16th century · Bertoia (Jacopo Zanguidi) · ca. 1530–50

Orpheus and Eurydice — Marcantonio Raimondi · Francesco Francia

Orpheus and Eurydice

Marcantonio Raimondi · Francesco Francia · ca. 1500–1506

The Holy Family — Jan Gossaert

The Holy Family

Jan Gossaert · ca. 1510–20

The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678) — Karel van Mander the Elder

The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678)

Karel van Mander the Elder · 16th–17th century

The Birth of Cupid — Master of Flora

The Birth of Cupid

Master of Flora

Adam and Eve — Albrecht Dürer

Adam and Eve

Albrecht Dürer · 1504

Four Women Dancing — Andrea Mantegna

Four Women Dancing

Andrea Mantegna · c. 1497

Venus and Cupid — Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) · Nicolò Boldrini

Venus and Cupid

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) · Nicolò Boldrini · 1566

Venus and Satyr — Annibale Carracci

Venus and Satyr

Annibale Carracci · 1592

Virgin and Child on Crescent Moon with Putti — Jusepe de Ribera

Virgin and Child on Crescent Moon with Putti

Jusepe de Ribera · 1591–1652

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt — Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1509

Birth of Adonis — Giulio Romano

Birth of Adonis

Giulio Romano · n.d.

Daedalus and Icarus — Giulio Romano

Daedalus and Icarus

Giulio Romano · n.d.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt — Agostino Carracci

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Agostino Carracci · c. 1590

The Baptism of Christ — Pietro Perugino

The Baptism of Christ

Pietro Perugino · 1500–05

Apollo and Daphne — Andrea Schiavone

Apollo and Daphne

Andrea Schiavone · ca. 1538–40

Design for the Tomb of a Youth — Parmigianino

Design for the Tomb of a Youth

Parmigianino · 1524–25

Madonna and Child (recto); Head and Bust of Saint John the Evangelist (verso) — Parmigianino

Madonna and Child (recto); Head and Bust of Saint John the Evangelist (verso)

Parmigianino · 1503–40

The Power of Women: Samson and Delilah — Lucas van Leyden

The Power of Women: Samson and Delilah

Lucas van Leyden · c. 1512

Lot and His Daughters — Lucas van Leyden

Lot and His Daughters

Lucas van Leyden · 1530

Venus and Mercury — Hans Burgkmair the Elder

Venus and Mercury

Hans Burgkmair the Elder · c. 1520

Samson and Delilah — Hans Burgkmair the Elder

Samson and Delilah

Hans Burgkmair the Elder · 1519

Cupid and the Three Graces — Marcantonio Raimondi

Cupid and the Three Graces

Marcantonio Raimondi · 1518/19

Two Nude Men Beside a Tree — Marcantonio Raimondi

Two Nude Men Beside a Tree

Marcantonio Raimondi · c. 1510–27

Venus, Mars and Cupid — Marcantonio Raimondi

Venus, Mars and Cupid

Marcantonio Raimondi · 1508

A Gentleman and a Lady Riding to the Chase — Lucas Cranach the Younger

A Gentleman and a Lady Riding to the Chase

Lucas Cranach the Younger · 1506

Rest on the Flight into Egypt — Lucas Cranach the Younger

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Lucas Cranach the Younger · 1509

Allegory of Fire (Venus in the Forge of Vulcan) — Jacopo Bassano

Allegory of Fire (Venus in the Forge of Vulcan)

Jacopo Bassano · n.d.

Peasant Couple Looking in a Basket — Jacopo Bassano

Peasant Couple Looking in a Basket

Jacopo Bassano · n.d.

Lady in a Landscape (recto) — Dosso Dossi

Lady in a Landscape (recto)

Dosso Dossi · c. 1521

Rest on the Flight into Egypt — Federico Barocci

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Federico Barocci · after 1570

The Annunciation — Federico Barocci

The Annunciation

Federico Barocci · c. 1585

Head of the Swooning Virgin: Study for the Deposition (recot) Base of Column (verso) — Federico Barocci

Head of the Swooning Virgin: Study for the Deposition (recot) Base of Column (verso)

Federico Barocci · 1568/69

The Three Fates — Abraham Bloemaert

The Three Fates

Abraham Bloemaert · 1590/1600