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Period: May 7, 1450 to
Italy 20-22
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May 7, 1485
Virgin of the Rocks
Leonardo da VinciVirgin of the RocksAltarpiece for San Francesco GrandeMilan, Italyca. 1485 Patron: Confraternity of the Immaculate ConceptionOil on wood (now transferred to canvas) approx. 6’ 3” x 3’ 7”Chiaroscuro Sfumato -
May 7, 1498
Last Supper
Leonardo da VinciThe Last SupperRefectory of Santa Maria delle GrazieMilan, Italy1495-1498Tempera and oil on plaster15'2" x 28'10" -
May 7, 1504
David
MichelangeloDavid1501–1504Florence, ItalyPatron: Republic of FlorenceMarble 17’ high w/o the pedestal -
May 7, 1505
The Small Cowper Madonna
RaphaelThe Small Cowper MadonnaProbably FlorenceItalyc. 1505Oil on wood panel23 3/8 x 17 3/8" -
May 7, 1506
The Tempest
GiorgioneThe Tempestc. 1506Venice, ItalyOil on canvas32 x 28 ¾"Poesia: painted poem -
May 7, 1510
The Pastoral Concert (Allegory on the Invention of Pastoral Poetry)
TitianThe Pastoral Concert (Allegory on the Invention of Pastoral Poetry)c. 1510Venice, ItalyOil on canvas41 ¼ x 54 ¾“Poesie: painted poems -
May 7, 1511
Philosophy
RaphaelPhilosophy (School of Athens)Stanza della Segnatura (Room of the Signature) Papal Apartments, Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy1509–1511FrescoPatron: Pope Julius II Gravitas -
May 7, 1512
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
MichelangeloSistine Chapel Ceiling Patron: Pope Julius IIVatican City, Rome, Italy1508-1512Fresco8 spandrals and lunettes over the windows: Ancestors of Jesus Between the pilasters: prophets and siybls: Old Testament and Pagan figures who prophesied the coming of Christ 9 paintings from the Genesis: God's Creation of the WorldGod's Relationship with Mankind (Adam and Eve) Man's Fall from Grace (Expulsion to Flood)Framed by Ignudi -
May 7, 1517
Christ's Charge To Peter
Shop of Pieter van AelstChrist's Charge To PeterTapestry After Raphael’s designBrussels, FlandersPatron: Pope Leo XWoven 1517 and installed 1519 in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, RomeTapestry of wool and silk with silver-gilt wrapped threads -
May 7, 1528
Entombment
PontormoEntombment1525-1528ManneristAltarpiece in Capponi Chapel (Chapel designed by Brunelleschi, 1419-1423)Church of Santa Felicita, FlorenceOil and tempera on wood panel -
May 7, 1530
Assumption of the Virgin
CorreggioAssumption of the Virginc. 1526-1530ManneristFrescoDome of the Parma CathedralParma, Italy. -
May 7, 1535
Madonna with the Long Neck
Parmigianino Madonna with the Long Neckca. 1535ItalyManneristOil on wood -
May 7, 1538
Venus of Urbino
TitianVenus of Urbino1538Venice, Italy. Patron: Guidobaldo II della Rovere, the Duke of UrbinoOil on canvas 4’ x 5’ 6”Colorito -
May 7, 1541
Last Judgement
MichelangeloLast JudgmentAltar wall of the Sistine ChapelVatican City, Rome, Italy1534–1541Later Renaissance: ManneristPatron: Pope Clement VII and Paul IIIFresco -
May 7, 1543
Saltcellar of Francis I
Benvenuto CelliniSaltcellar of Francis I1543ManneristPatron: Francis IOriginally designed for Cardinal Ippolito d’EsteGold with enamel, ebony, precious stonesHand-hammered (not cast)Concietto -
May 7, 1555
Bernardino Campi painting Sofonisba Anguissola
Sofonisba AnguissolaBernardino Campi painting Sofonisba Anguissolalate 1550s Italy oil on canvas -
May 7, 1573
Feast in the House of Levi (orig. The Last Supper)
VeroneseFeast in the House of Levi (orig. The Last Supper)For the monestary refectory of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy1573Oil on canvas18'3" x 42’Counter-Reformation/Inquisition -
Church of Il Gesú
Giacomo della Porta and VignolaChurch of Il Gesúc. 1573-1584Late Renaissance/Proto-BaroqueRomePatrons: Jesuit Order and Cardinal Allesandro Farnese -
The Last Supper
TintorettoThe Last Supper1592-1594Oil on canvasChurch of San Giorgio MaggioreVenice, Italy12' x 18'8”Counter-Reformation -
Bacchus
CaravaggioBacchus1595-1596Rome, ItalyOil on canvas37 x 33 ½" -
The Calling of St. Matthew
CaravaggioThe Calling of St. Matthew1599-1600Contarelli Chapel,Rome, Italyoil on canvasCounter-Reformation: Jesus calls Levi, the tax collector, to join the apostles: he becomes St MatthewTenebrism -
St. Peter's
Old St. Peter’s Basilica, 4th centuryDemolished by Pope Julius II, 15022. BramantePlan for New Saint Peter's, 1506For Pope Julius II3. MichelangeloPlan for New Saint Peter’s, c. 1546For Pope Paul III4. Carlo MadernoNew St Peter’s 1607-1612 (Baroque)For Pope Pope Paul VVatican City, Rome, Italy -
David
BerniniDavid1623Baroque/Counter-ReformationRome, ItalyMarble, approx. 5’ 7” high.Patron: nephew of Pope Paul V -
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
Artemisia GentileschiSelf-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting 1630ItalyOil on canvas 38 x 29" Cesare Ripa’s Iconologia (1593)Caravaggisti -
Baldacchino for St. Peters
BerniniBaldacchino for St PetersVatican City, Rome, Italy1624–1633Gilded bronze, approx. 100’ high."belle composto" -
Landscape With St. Matthew and the Angel
PoussinLandscape With St. Matthew and the Angel 1639-1640Patron: secretary of Pope Urban VIII (French painter working in Italy)Oil on canvas39 x 53 1/8"History Painting: ClassicismPastoral -
The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and Fall of the Damned
Giovanni Battista GaulliThe Triumph of the Name of Jesus and Fall of the Damned1672-85Church of Il Gesú, Rome (note that the exterior of this church is a required work from Chap. 20)Counter-ReformationFresco with stucco figures -
View of the Pantheon
PiranesiView of the Pantheon, Rome, from Views of Rome1756Print: Etchingvedute
