Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, Until 1 February 2026
In Renaissance to Runway, lyrical paintings of the past that are reimagined through the creative lenses of Francesco Carrozzini and Henry Hargreaves, are amplified further by the boundless capabilities of AI technology. Their video montage, Renaissance Revisited, blends sensuality with the delightfully mundane: sloshing oily paintbrushes, spilling hot dogs, or scavenging pigeons. Overindulgence emerges as a persistent motif, one that lingers long after leaving the gallery.
The Annunciation, c. 1580. Paolo Veronese. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Through precise juxtapositions of garments, portraits, and historical artefacts, Renaissance to Runway reveals how fashion has developed both as a functional necessity and a vehicle of artistic expression. As it spans the gulf between the opulence of 16th-century aristocratic attire and today’s haute couture, the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider fashion within a broader framework. Italian couture pieces are paired with paintings, textiles, and accessories to create intimate dialogues between past and present...
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Written by Andrea Sallee
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Image Credits:
Lead: Valentino Blue, with Fall 2018 "Ensemble" by Pierpaolo Piccioli (Italian, b. 1967) for Moncler (France and Italy, est. 1952), 2018. Suzanne Jongmans (Dutch, b. 1978) creative director and photographer. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
All further images as credited in photo captions.