15th century

February 13, 2016
Piero della Francesca: indagine su un mito (Piero della Francesca: Exploring a Legend) opens 13 February at Musei San Domenico in Forlì.

December 10, 2015
Today is the anniversary of the death of Paolo Uccello (née Paolo di Dono), the early Renaissance Florentine painter, who died on December 10, 1475.

November 17, 2015
Death in Venice? Sculptor Tullio Lombardo died on 17 November 1532.

October 30, 2015
Cinquecento (Salone dei): The main meeting hall of the Grand Council of Florence, so named because, at the time of construction (1494), the council boasted 500 members.

September 25, 2015
In a fantastic instance of artistic conversation between the contemporary and the cinquecento, Jeff Koons’ monumental sculptural piece, Pluto and Proserpina (2010-2013) was unveiled today in the heart of Florence, adjacent to the replica of Michelangelo’s David (1501-1504) in front of the Palazzo Vecchio .

September 3, 2015
thegetty : An Infrared reflectogram of a painting by Andrea Del Sarto reveals an architectural drawing beneath.

August 29, 2015
Florentine artist Alesso Baldovinetti died on 29 August 1499.

August 4, 2015
Andrea di Marco della Robbia died 4 August 1525.

July 21, 2015
On 21 July 1414, Francesco della Rovere was born near Savona.

July 12, 2015
The exhibition, “Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums,” enters its second month today, 12 July, at the Vancouver Art Gallery.