History of art

  • Lamentation
    Jan 1, 1305

    Lamentation

    Giotto, Lamentation, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, ca. 1305.
    Proto-Renaissance
  • Birth of the Virgin
    Jan 1, 1342

    Birth of the Virgin

    Pietro Lorenzetti, Birth of the Virgin, 1342
    Proto-Renaissance
  • Merode Altarpiece
    Jan 1, 1428

    Merode Altarpiece

    Robert Campin, Merode Altarpiece, ca. 1425-28
    Northern Renaissance
  • David
    Jan 1, 1440

    David

    Donatello, David, ca. 1440-1460
    Early Renaissance
  • Birth of Venus
    Jan 1, 1486

    Birth of Venus

    Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1484- 1486
    Early Renaissance
  • The Last Supper
    Jan 1, 1498

    The Last Supper

    . Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, ca. 1495-98
    High Renaissance
  • Creation of Adam
    Jan 1, 1512

    Creation of Adam

    Michelangelo, Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel, Rome, 1511-1512
    High Renaissance
  • Feast of the Gods
    Jan 1, 1529

    Feast of the Gods

    Bellini and Titian, Feast of the Gods, 1529
    Venetian Renaissance
  • Last Judgement
    Jan 1, 1541

    Last Judgement

    Michelangelo, Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel, Rome, 1536-1541
    High Renaissance
  • Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time
    Jan 1, 1546

    Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time

    Bronzino, Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time, 1546.
    Mannerism
  • Abduction of the Sabine Women

    Abduction of the Sabine Women

    Giovanni Da Bologna, Abduction of the Sabine Women, 1579-1583
    Mannerism
  • The Calling of Saint Matthew

    The Calling of Saint Matthew

    Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew, ca. 1597-1601
    Southern Baroque
  • Judith Slaying Holofernes

    Judith Slaying Holofernes

    Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1614-1620
    Southern Baroque
  • Consequences of War

    Consequences of War

    Rubens, Consequences of War. 1638-1639
    Northern Baroque
  • The Letter

    The Letter

    Vermeer, The Letter, 1666
    Northern Baroque
  • Glorification of Saint Ignatius

    Glorification of Saint Ignatius

    Pozzo, Glorification of Saint Ignatius, Sant'Ignazio, Rome, Italy, 1691-1694
    Southern Baroque
  • Breakfast Scene

    Breakfast Scene

    Hogarth, Breakfast Scene, from Marriage à la Mode, ca. 1745
    Rococo