sebastiano del piombo

June 21, 2018
Sebastiano del Piombo died on 21 June 1547 in Rome.

May 26, 2018
Giulio de’ Medici was born in Florence on 26 May 1478.

January 15, 2018
Renaissance architect, painter, and stage designer Baldassare Peruzzi was born on 15 January 1481 in Ancaiano, near Siena.

June 16, 2017
Favorite Artwork Fact File: Sebastiano del Piombo

February 5, 2017
The feast day of St. Agatha (231-251) is celebrated on 5 February.

November 26, 2016
Giovanni Bellini Died in Venice on 26 November 1516.

July 6, 2016
Rediscovered Sebastiano del Piombo Painting Joins Art Institute of Chicago Collection The Art Institute of Chicago announced earlier this week that 16th-century Venetian painter Sebastiano del Piombo’s Christ Carrying the Cross (1515-1517) has joined the museum’s collection.

March 15, 2016
Exhibition News: “In the Age of Giorgione” opened 12 March at London’s Royal Academy of Art For those interested in further investigations into the elusive Venetian master of the early 16th century, the Royal Academy’s new exhibition, “In the Age of Giorgione,” offers an opportunity to delve into 50 paintings that reflect the overall artistic dynamism of the years 1500-1510 in Venice.

Exhibition News: “In the Age of Giorgione” opened 12 March at London’s Royal Academy of Art For those interested in further investigations into the elusive Venetian master of the early 16th century, the Royal Academy’s new exhibition, “In the Age of Giorgione,” offers an opportunity to delve into 50 paintings that reflect the overall artistic dynamism of the years 1500-1510 in Venice.

September 25, 2015
Pope Clement VII, a key player in the historical and artistic events of the High Renaissance, died on 25 September 1534 in Rome.