The World · 10

Italy

Fresco, anatomy, light, stillness, spatial rupture and Arte Povera connect the Renaissance inheritance to some of modern art's boldest breaks.

01Artemisia GentileschiWomen act; they are not merely looked at.02CaravaggioLight, violence and ordinary people.03Giorgio MorandiSmall differences become an entire world.04GiottoSacred history becomes human space and human feeling.05Leonardo Da VinciThe genius of seeing.06Lucio FontanaThe canvas opens into real space.07MichelangeloThe body becomes destiny.08Michelangelo PistolettoArt reflects society and enters it.