Art History Timeline Honors Project

Renaissance( Italy)

1400

The Beginning rebirth of Art and Literature from Gothic and Romanesque periods after the dark ages. The new rebirth revolves around a new classical art with new humanistic and individualistic.It was a change in culture with achievements of science, architecture,music,philosophy,etc.

Renaissance

Period: 1400 to 1600

Rebirth that inspires and follows up to the middle ages

Masaccio

1422

Born on December 21, 1401 and died at the summer of 1428 at the age of 26.Is known for being the best painter in his generations and for being the first to use linear perspective and vanishing point in his art.During early childhood, his father died when he was only 5 years old and later on his mother gave birth to his little brother Giovanni and years after married another man with many daughters,

The Tribute Money

1425

Artist: Masaccio
Created:1425
Location: Brancacci Chapel
Medium:Painting

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

1425

First painting of Masaccio
Created:1424-1425
Location: Uffizi
Medium: Tempra on panel

Expulsion from the Garden of Eden

1425

Artist: masaccio
Created:1425
Location: Brancacci Chapel
Medium:Painting

Madonna and Child

1426

Artist: Masaccio
Created: 1426
Location: National Gallery, London
Medium:Tempera on Panel

Historical Event: Masaccio

1426

Since art is passed down from father to son. Masaccio and his brother did not became painter from their ancestors since non were artists but it was possible that it was passed by their grandfather since he was a maker of chess and had to paint them.

Historical Event: Masaccio

1427

After six years, Masaccio artwork became a strong influence throughout the Renaissance as well as helping create many conceptuals and stylist foundation for western paintings.

Holy Trinity

1428

Artist: Masaccio
Date:1427-1428
Location: Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Medium: Painting

Historical Event : Leonardo da Vinci

1493

When he created "The Adoration of the Magi", he started around 1482 and once relocating to the ruling Sforza clan. After 12 years in 1493 his piece was ready to display but was destroyed once the Sforza clan fell from power.

Salvator Mundi

1500

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Created: 1490-1500
Location: No location but owner is Louvre Abu Dhab
Medium:Oil Paint

Renaissance: Europe

1500

The Renaissance further on extended all throughout Europe which became an important change through European culture and art as it continues to follow the Middle ages.It became a start of spreading new humanist and spread further after the invention of printing which allowed literacy to create classical text.The Renaissance also became a revival for classical learning in language, science and powerful growth inventions such as the mariner's compass and gunpowder.

Historical Event : Leonardo da Vinci

1500

Since he was also an inventor.It's said that Leonardo de Vinci sketches from the late fifteenth century are what inspired the modern day inventions such as sketches of a helicopter,parachute,aeroplane, tank, ect.

Mona Lisa

1503

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Created: 1503
Location: The Louvre
Medium: Painting

St. John the Baptist

1513

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Location:The Louvre
Created: 1513
Medium: Oil Paint

Bacchus

1515

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Location: The Louvre
Created:1510-1515
Medium: Oil Paint

Leonardo da Vinci

5000

An Italian polymath of the Renaissance born on the 15 of April, 1452.Known to be the greatest painter as well and being the father of paleontology, ichnology and architecture. Throughout his childhood, he spent five years living with his mother but spent the majority of life living with his grandparents and uncle.He has twelve in a half siblings from his fathers three wives and last sibling was born when Leonardo was at the age of forty.

Portrait of Isabella d'Este

5000

Artist: Leonardo de Vinci
Location: The Louvre
Created:1499-5000
Medium: Chalk