A Tale of Two Artists: A Traditional Attribution or a Forgotten Master?
By Annaliese Haman When choosing a piece to research from the Catholic University Archives’ collection, I did not know where to begin....
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A Global Perspective of Early Modern Art History
Challenging the convention of a strictly Italian Renaissance tradition through the examination of cultural interactions, material exchange, the movement of ideas by artists and courts, and the advent of a more globalized world view in the long-sixteenth century.
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Just a Statue, or Something More?
For my ART 272 class Visual Assignment project, I studied object number 125, a carved wooden statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with a...
Could a discovered painting in Boston be the great Raphael's Lost Madonna Gonzaga?
In the year 1913, a painting of Blessed Mother Mary and the Infant Jesus was discovered in Boston by a man named Patrick E. Duffee. This...
Archbishop Statue
Archives Blog Post At first glance, this sculpture might suggest an image of the famous St. Patrick because of the green vestment and...
Renaissance reflected: Ivory ArchBishop Sculpture
The Ivory Archbishop Scupture donated by Arthur Connolly dates to origins in the sixteenth century Northern Europe. The statue features...
The History of Quentin Metsys' Pieta
By: Skyler Sale
Ivory Triptych
To understand the Renaissance and its global connections, it is easiest to look at a specific object from the period and its cultural...
16-17th Century French Ivory Triptych
In 16-17th century France, Chrisitianity was heavily ingrained into the culture, and many works of art were created to illustrate the...
Reflecting the Renaissance: Robbia's Annunciation
By Moira McCoy Renaissance artwork has proved to be a vast collection of pieces that include multifaceted characteristics such as...
Empty Drawers: The Lost History of the Tortoiseshell and Ivory Chest
Upon first look at the tortoiseshell and ivory inlaid wood chest, the piece's magnificent craftsmanship, detail, and expert construction...
Filling in the Gaps: Lost History & Global Forces
by Connor Robeck How does a renaissance-era European enamel triptych (Fig. 1) come to be in the possession of a small east coast Catholic...
Unlocking the History Behind Quentin Metsys's "Pieta" at Catholic University
By: Christopher Vitale Quentin Metsys, Pieta, late 15th or early 16th century, oil on wood I was a little anxious when I was informed...
Annunciation Terra Cotta
The art piece that I chose to do my research on is the Annunciation Terra Cotta by Andrea Della Robbia. The art piece was gifted to The...
Carved Wood Cabinet
Katie Hurd ART 272 Dr. Hunt 4 April 2022 Carved Wood Cabinet Before diving into the beauty and complexity of this carved wood cabinet, it...
Terracotta Madonna and Child: A Historic Piece with a Lot to Say
The Terracotta Madonna and Child by renaissance artist Antonio Rossillino, currently hangs in Curley Hall at the Catholic University of...
How the Terra Cotta Madonna and Child Taught Me About the Renaissance
Before ART 272 Cosmopolitan Renaissance, I thought the Renaissance was just a definition in my high school history textbook. I was aware ...
The Tortoise Shell Chest
The Tortoise Shell Chest was donated to the Catholic University of America by Monsignor James Magner in July of 1998. Monsignor Magner...
Journey of Madonna Gonzaga
The journey of a piece of art over time has many unknowns. The Madonna Gonzaga is one of three Madonna pieces done by Raphael that had...
Why a Cosmopolitan Renaissance
Welcome to Art 272 at CUA The museum is dead, long live the museum. Paradoxical as it might sound, the modern museum remains trapped...