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The Italian Renaissance produced the most influential art in Western history. These masterpieces draw millions of visitors to Italy every year.
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Michelangelo's frescoed masterpiece in the Vatican is the single greatest painted surface in existence.
Leonardo's mural in Milan captures the moment Christ announces his betrayal with revolutionary perspective.
A 5-metre marble giant standing in Florence's Accademia, the ultimate symbol of Renaissance humanism.
Venus rising from the sea on a shell at the Uffizi is the most iconic image of the early Renaissance.

Raphael's Vatican fresco gathers history's greatest philosophers under one perfect architectural vault.
An allegorical celebration of spring filled with mythological figures in a dark orange grove.
A heartbreaking marble sculpture of Mary holding Christ, carved when Michelangelo was just 24.
Leonardo's early masterwork at the Uffizi showcases his pioneering use of atmospheric perspective.
Titian's monumental altarpiece in Venice's Frari church blazes with Venetian colour and drama.
A mysterious, moody landscape at the Accademia in Venice that still puzzles art historians today.
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A 5-metre marble giant standing in Florence's Accademia, the ultimate symbol of Renaissance humanism.
Venus rising from the sea on a shell at the Uffizi is the most iconic image of the early Renaissance.

Raphael's Vatican fresco gathers history's greatest philosophers under one perfect architectural vault.
An allegorical celebration of spring filled with mythological figures in a dark orange grove.
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