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Renaissance Art

Welcome to the UCLA Library guide for research on Renaissance Art. This guide is intended as a starting place for researchers, pointing to tools for finding books, scholarly articles, reviews, and other topical and collection-related information.

Library Catalogs

Searching the Library Catalog for Renaissance Art Topics

There are a number of library catalogs available to UCLA researchers. The best place to start is with the UCLA Library Catalog.

If you would like to find a book on geographical region, time period, or artist during the Renaissance you can search the library catalog by selecting the basic search option. Once you have the basic search screen in front of you, click on the dropdown box where you see the word keyword and select the "Subject List" option.

Examples of possible subject headings include:

  • Renaissance
  • Humanism
  • Art, Renaissance
  • Art, Early Renaissance
  • Art, High Renaissance
  • Art, Late Renaissance
  • Christian art and symbolism — Renaissance, 1450-1600

Geographic Location

  • Art, Renaissance — Italy
  • Art, Renaissance — Italy — Florence
  • Art, Renaissance — Netherlands
  • Art, Renaissance — Spain
  • Italy — History — 15th century
  • Florence (Italy) — History — 1421-1737

Type of Artwork

  • Altarpieces, Renaissance
  • Architecture, Renaissance
  • Mural painting and decoration, Renaissance
    • Includes resources about Renaissance frescos
  • Painting, Renaissance
    • Search can be narrowed by material (glass), type (landscape, narrative), or place (Germany, Netherlands)
  • Sculpture, Renaissance
    • Search can be narrowed by material (bronze, marble), technique (relief), or place (France, Italy)

Name of Artists or Historical Figures

  • Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
  • Medici, House of — Art patronage
  • Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564
  • Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574.

Name of Gallery or Site

  • Galleria degli Uffizi
  • Cappella Brancacci