Renaissance

  • Black Death
    Sep 26, 1348

    Black Death

    The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350.
  • Bronze Doors
    Sep 26, 1401

    Bronze Doors

    Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi competed for the contract to build the bronze doors for the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral
  • The Holy Trinity by Masaccio
    Sep 26, 1425

    The Holy Trinity by Masaccio

    The Holy Trinity, with the Virgin and Saint John and donors (Italian: Santa Trinità ) is a fresco by the Early Italian Renaissance painter Masaccio. It is located in the Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, in Florence.
  • David By Donatello
    Sep 26, 1440

    David By Donatello

  • Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova, By Leon Battista Alberti
    Sep 26, 1462

    Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova, By Leon Battista Alberti

  • Madonna and Child By Giovanni Bellini
    Sep 26, 1480

    Madonna and Child By Giovanni Bellini

    Madonna and Child, c. 1480; oil; Burrell Collection, Glasgow
  • Christopher Columbus discover America
    Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus discover America

  • Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti
    Sep 26, 1498

    Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti

    The Pietà (1498–1499) is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
  • Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, by Bramante
    Sep 26, 1502

    Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, by Bramante

    Rome, This small temple marks the place where St Peter was put to death.
  • Mona Lisa or La Giocconda by Leonardo da Vinci
    Sep 26, 1503

    Mona Lisa or La Giocconda by Leonardo da Vinci

    Mona Lisa or La Gioconda (1503–1505/1507)—Louvre, Paris, France
  • David by Michelangelo
    Sep 8, 1504

    David by Michelangelo

    David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. It is a 5.17 metre (17 foot)[1] marble statue of a standing male nude. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence.
  • Sistine Chapel
    Sep 26, 1508

    Sistine Chapel

    The Brancacci Chapel (in Italian, "Cappella dei Brancacci") is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance"
  • The Sagrestia Vecchia, by Filippo Brunelleschi
    Sep 26, 1510

    The Sagrestia Vecchia, by Filippo Brunelleschi

    Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and paid for by the Medici family
  • Sistine Madonna By Raphael
    Sep 26, 1513

    Sistine Madonna By Raphael

    Sistine Madonna, also called The Madonna di San Sisto, is an oil painting by the Italian artist Raphael. Finished shortly before his death, ca. 1513–1514, as a commissioned altarpiece, it was the last of the painter's Madonnas and the last painting he completed with his own hands.
  • Villa Capra "La Rotonda" by Andrea Palladio

    Villa Capra "La Rotonda" by Andrea Palladio