Donal Cooper is professor of Italian and Mediterranean Art in the department of history of art at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College.
Two restored masterpieces – one vast in scale, the other intimate – are being shown together for the first time to give us fresh insights into ‘the first light of Renaissance painting’
Christopher Wood’s account of a turning point in early Renaissance art is typically demanding and always stimulating
The conservation of two jewel-like panels by Francesco Pesellino is an opportunity to discover a little-known artist who was highly regarded by the Medici
In this hugely ambitious survey, David Ekserdjian encourages us to see some of the most remarkable artworks of their time with fresh eyes
The chance discovery in a kitchen in France has major significance for scholarship on the Florentine master
How Italian painters and sculptors made clothing conceal and reveal the human form
Exhibitions about the Italian Renaissance have never been more popular, but is the difficulty of securing loans leading to some very diffuse shows?