Links to Learning More

Da Vinci's Tiger

Ginevra de Benci & the National Gallery of Art

Image and NGA overview of the portrait:

nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.50724.html

NGA tour of the early Renaissance in Florence:

nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg4/gg4-over1.html#jump

 

Renaissance Art

In-depth collaboration between The National Gallery of Art (London) and Oxford University Press’s acclaimed Grove Art Online:

italianrenaissanceresources.com/

Overview of the Renaissance:

history.com/topics/renaissance-art

Oxford Guide to Renaissance Art and Architecture, organized by artist:

oxfordartonline.com/public/page/themes/renaissanceartandarchitecture

Teaching Resources for the Italian Renaissance:

arthistoryteachingresources.org/lessons/italian-renaissance-art-1400-1600/

Renaissance Art FAQ:

visual-arts-cork.com/renaissance-art.htm

 

Leonardo da Vinci

Close-ups of Leonardo’s most famous works:

khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/high-ren-florence-rome/leonardo-da-vinci/v/leonardo-da-vinci-adoration-of-the-magi-1481-mov

Leonardo’s life:

khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/high-ren-florence-rome/leonardo-da-vinci/a/about-leonardo

The Mind of Leonardo:

brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/menteleonardo/index.html

Short Biography of Leonardo da Vinci and related links:

history.com/topics/leonardo-da-vinci

One of Da Vinci’s inventions finally comes to life:

youtu.be/xS9c76V4RDE

TED talk about the Vitruvian Man:

ed.ted.com/lessons/da-vinci-s-vitruvian-man-of-math-james-earle

 

Verrocchio and Verrocchio’s David

Post from my blog about Verrocchio:

lmelliott.com/lauras-blog/teacher-behind-leonardo/

Post from my blog with a "live" look at Verrocchio's art:

lmelliott.com/lauras-blog/live-look-verrocchio/

 

Donatello’s David

Interactive website with video and information:

khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/sculpture-architecture-florence/v/donatello-david-bronze-c-1440s

 

Renaissance Florence's Advancements in Art

Florence: Heart of the Renaissance:

youtu.be/Ut-e40u3lS0

Brunelleschi’s engineering:

khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/beginners-renaissance-florence/v/linear-perspective-brunelleschi-s-experiement

Contrapposto:

magazine.artland.com/agents-of-change-how-contrapposto-added-dynamism-and-emotion-to-art/

 

The Duomo

youtu.be/_IOPlGPQPuM

youtu.be/TQ8F_yPwqzA

 

The Medici and Friends

britannica.com/topic/Medici-family

history.com/topics/renaissance/medici-family

smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/florences-medici-family-used-portraits-propaganda-180978042/

classroom.ricksteves.com/videos/medici-family-and-florentine-renaissance

lmelliott.com/lauras-blog/ambassador/

lmelliott.com/lauras-blog/get-your-plato/

lmelliott.com/lauras-blog/meet-florences-prince-youth/

lmelliott.com/lauras-blog/lorenzo-il-magnifico-defacto-ruler-florence/