"Every renaissance comes to the world with a cry, the cry of the human spirit to be free." 
-Anne Sullivan (brainyquote.com)

St. John the Evangelist by Domenichino. It is a Baroque painting from the late 1620's and is part of a private collection.

Allegorical portrait of Dante by Bronzino. It is a Renaissance portrait from 1530 and is currently located in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

Rembrandt's Mother Reading by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It was painted around 1629 and is currently and is displayed in the Wilton House in Wiltshire, England.

Quintilia Fischieri by Federico Barocci. It is a Renaissance painting created around 1600 and is currently in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC.

Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read by Juan de Roelas. It was painted around 1610 and is currently in the Museum of Fine Arts, Seville, Spain.

The Annunciation by Fra Angelico. It was created around 1450 and now in the Prado in Madrid.