15th century

April 27, 2015
For the first time since the 17th century, the portraits of famous men commissioned by Duke Federico da Montrefeltro are once again together in his palace studiolo – a small, luxurious room that was used as a showpiece to celebrate Federico’s humanist interests and intelligence as well as a private space for contemplation and (possibly) study.

February 20, 2015
Sculpture in the Age of Donatello: Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral opens 20 February 2015 at the Museum of Biblical Art , New York.

January 11, 2015
Domenico Ghirlandaio died on 11 January 1494 in Florence.

January 4, 2015
Florentine painter Neri di Bicci di Lorenzo died on 4 January 1492.

December 8, 2014
Ilaria del Carretto Died on 8 December 1405.

November 17, 2014
Zanobi Strozzi was born in Florence on 17 November 1412.

October 25, 2014
‘Make a Joyful Noise’: Renaissance Art and Music from Florence Cathedral opens today at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

‘Make a Joyful Noise’: Renaissance Art and Music from Florence Cathedral opens today at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

October 14, 2014
Florentine artist Alesso Baldovinetti may have been born on 14 October 1425.

October 12, 2014
On 12 October 1492, Piero della Francesca died in his hometown of Borgo San Sepolcro.

October 11, 2014
North Italian painter and draughtsman Bartolomeo Montagna died on 11 October 1523 in Vicenza.