1,625 bytes added
, 13:52, March 19, 2013
'''Italian painting''' is one of the most important in world history. Works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy are brilliant. ''Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the consistent production of monumental and spectacular works.'' [http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Ital-art]
Main exponents of Italian painting are: [[Giotto di Bondone]], [[Duccio di Buoninsegna]], [[Fra Angelico]], [[Piero della Francesca]], [[Sandro Botticelli]], [[Pietro Perugino]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Vittore Carpaccio]], [[Michelangelo]], [[Tiziano Vicellio]], [[Raphael]], [[Tintoretto]], [[Paolo Veronese]], [[Annibale Carracci]], [[Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio]], [[Domenico Zampieri]], [[Carlino Dolci]], [[Antonio Canaletto]] and [[Amedeo Modigliani]].
Italian painting is studied in periods like: The Medieval, the [[Renaissance]], [[Mannerism]], Venetian Painting, the [[Baroque]] Period, the [[Rococo]] Period, and Modern painting.
<center>
<gallery>
Image:Last supper.jpg|Last Supper [[Leonardo da Vinci]]
Image:Holy-family-mb.jpg|The Holy Family [[Michelangelo]]
Image:Raphael St. George.jpg|St. George [[Raphael]]
Image:Caravaggio. The Cardsharps.JPG|The Cardsharps [[Caravaggio]]
</gallery>
</center>
== See also ==
*[[Gallery of Italian Masterpieces]]
*[[Bible Art Gallery]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/painting/italian-painting/ Italian painting.]
*[http://www.staatsgalerie.de/malereiundplastik_e/ita_intro.php Italian Painting 1300–1800.]
[[Category: Painting]]