History of art

  • Jan 1, 1305

    Lamentation

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

    Birth of the Virgin

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

    Merode Altarpiece

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

    David

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

    Birth of Venus

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

    The Last Supper

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

    Creation of Adam

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

    Feast of the Gods

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

    Last Judgement

    Last Judgement
    Michelangelo, Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel, Rome, 1536-1541
    High Renaissance
  • Jan 1, 1546

    Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time

    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