15th century

January 8, 2017
On 8 January 1963 the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. set a precedent for the blockbuster museum shows that dominated the rest of the century.

December 31, 2016
Lorenzo de’ Medici, known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, was born on 1 January 1449 in Florence.

December 14, 2016
Da Vinci Discovered in Paris Several news outlets reported earlier this week on the discovery of a drawing by famed artist Leonardo da Vinci at the French auction house Tajan.

December 13, 2016
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) Died on 13 December 1466 in Florence.

December 1, 2016
Lorenzo Ghiberti Died on 1 December 1455 in Florence.

October 27, 2016
More Earthquakes Rock Central Italy and Render Damage Only two months since the devastating 24 August earthquake , two more significant tremors, registering 5.4 and 5.9 magnitudes respectively, struck near the Italian town of Visso on 26 October and sent shockwaves that resonated across the Italian peninsula.

October 4, 2016
Representing the Law in the Most Serene Republic: Images of Authority from Renaissance Venice September 20 through December 15, 2016 Rare Book Exhibition Gallery, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School, New Haven The Venetian Republic, a prosperous and powerful state in Renaissance Europe, cultivated a mythical image of stability, liberty, and beauty.

Representing the Law in the Most Serene Republic: Images of Authority from Renaissance Venice September 20 through December 15, 2016 Rare Book Exhibition Gallery, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School, New Haven The Venetian Republic, a prosperous and powerful state in Renaissance Europe, cultivated a mythical image of stability, liberty, and beauty.

August 31, 2016
Call for Papers: The Network of Cassinese Arts in MediterraneanRenaissance Italy Conferenceorganized by Alessandro Nova and Giancarla Periti Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz,Florence, 16-18 March, 2017 From thelate fifteenth to the mid sixteenth century, an impressive corpus ofarchitecture, sculpture, and painting was created to embellish monastic sitesaffiliated with the Benedictine Cassinese Congregation of Italy.

Call for Papers: The Network of Cassinese Arts in MediterraneanRenaissance Italy Conferenceorganized by Alessandro Nova and Giancarla Periti Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz,Florence, 16-18 March, 2017 From thelate fifteenth to the mid sixteenth century, an impressive corpus ofarchitecture, sculpture, and painting was created to embellish monastic sitesaffiliated with the Benedictine Cassinese Congregation of Italy.