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Oil paints freed artists like Jan van Eyck, Raphael, and Leonardo to raise the bar.

Michelangelo sculpted “David,” painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and designed St. Peter’s.

Brueghel was a master of slice-of-life scenes capturing country folk at play.

A humble monk, Fra Angelico frescoed exquisite sacred scenes for his monastery.

The Medici family nurtured and employed the great Florentine Renaissance artists.

Botticelli painted big colorful celebrations of the Renaissance like a fertile springtime.

Painters, such as Velázquez, were paid to make royals look more divine than they were.

Versailles, with its heavenly painted ceilings, was the ultimate Baroque palace.

Gothic church design is best illustrated by building one with 13 travelers.

Gritty realism, stark lighting, and drama gave Caravaggio’s art an emotional punch.

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