Library Instruction for Renaissance: Italian and Northern
1. The Renaissance: Art & Architecture Day Time Date Professor Lady with an Ermine (Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani) Leonardo da Vinci, Oil on wood, 1483-90
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3. Italian Renaissance Sculpture David by Verrocchio David by Donatello Pietà by Michelangelo Virgin and Child by Della Robbia
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5. witches in the North Renaissance 3. Search the Research Databases for a more detailed search. ( Ex: Dürer and Witches) In JSTOR: “ The Witches of Dürer and Hans Baldung Grien” by Margaret A. Sullivan in Renaissance Quarterly , Vol. 53, No. 2 (Summer, 2000), pp. 333-401 1. You come across an image searching Google & want to find out more. The Four Witches (1497) by Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528 2. Enter Dürer as a keyword search in the Library Catalog. Find Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528: The Genius of the German Renaissance by Norbert Wolf (Köln; London: Taschen, 2006)
6. Women in Portrait Paintings A Young Lady of Fashion , Paolo Uccello Early 1460s, Oil on wood Ginevra de' Benci Leonardo da Vinci c. 1474/1478 Side Profile Three-Quarter Profile Search terms: Renaissance Women in art Portrait painting Artist name Italy 15 th Century Oil painting Three-quarter Profile
7. Looking at Just One Painting? Search terms: The Magdalene Reading By Rogier van der Weyden Before 1438, Oil on mahogany You won’t always be able to search by the name of the artwork. Think of different ways to approach the search Symbolism Iconography Saints in art Altarpiece Jar or Ointment Mary Magdalene Rogier van der Weyden Netherlandish Northern Renaissance
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11. Find Books Christian art and symbolism Art Patronage Art and society Iconography Christian Saints in Art Religious Art Related topics: Bruegel, Pieter OR Uccello, Paolo (Last name, 1 st name) *Known by 1 st name -> Michelangelo Buonarroti OR Leonardo, da Vinci Artist: Painting, French - 15 th century Italy – history – 15 th century Time Period: Art, Renaissance – Germany Art, Italian Geography: Drawing, Flemish Tapestry, Renaissance Painting, Italian Medium: Examples: Narrow your search -> Art, Renaissance – Italy Art, Renaissance – Europe, Northern Subject Search:
12. Suggested Journals *Articles allow for more detailed searching. They also don’t take as long to publish as books Sixteenth Century Journal (Art Fulltext) Artibus et Historiae Journal of Medieval & Early Modern Studies (Project Muse) Journal of the Warburg & Courtauld Institutes Sixteenth Century Journal (JSTOR) Speculum Studies in the Renaissance (JSTOR) Renaissance Studies Renaissance Quarterly (JSTOR) Print & Online Renaissance News (JSTOR) Art Journal Online Only Print Only