Renaissance Art

  • Feb 9, 1402

    Sacrifice of Issac- Early Italian

    Sacrifice of Issac- Early Italian
    Artist: Ghiberti
    Medium: glidwd bronze relief
    Concept: Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac
  • Feb 9, 1416

    Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry- Early Northern

    Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry- Early Northern
    Artist: Limbourg Brothers
    Medium: ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum
    Concept: book of hours containing prayers- illustrates various seasonal tasks throughout various months
  • Feb 9, 1428

    Holy Trinity- Early Italian

    Holy Trinity- Early Italian
    Artist: Masaccio
    Medium:fresco
    Concept: people make up a triangle= the holy trinity
  • Feb 9, 1428

    Merode Altarpiece (open)- Early Northern

    Merode Altarpiece (open)-  Early Northern
    Artist: Robert Campin
    Medium: oil on wood
    Concept: Annunciation- Gabrieel telling Mary her fate
  • Feb 9, 1432

    David- Early Italian

    David- Early Italian
    Artist: Donatello
    Medium: bronze
    Concept: first free standing nude statue- David and Galyith
  • Feb 9, 1432

    Ghent Altarpiece (open and closed)- Early Northern

    Ghent Altarpiece (open and closed)- Early Northern
    Artist: Jan Van Eyck
    Medium: oil on wood
    Concept: closed= annunciation, open= god saving man, forgiving
  • Feb 9, 1434

    Giovanni Arnolfini & his Wife - Early Northern

    Giovanni Arnolfini & his Wife - Early Northern
    Artist: Jan Van Eych
    Medium: oil on wood
    Concept: legalizing marraige
  • Feb 9, 1435

    Deposition- Early Northern

    Deposition- Early Northern
    Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
    Medium: oil on wood
    Concept: Christ being taken off the cross- anguish
  • Feb 9, 1470

    David- Early Italian

    David- Early Italian
    Artist: Verroccio
    Medium: bronze
    Concept: thin, sturdy, teenage boy from David and Galyith
  • Feb 9, 1482

    Birth of Venus- Early Italian

    Birth of Venus- Early Italian
    Artist:Sandro Botticelli
    Medium: tempera on canvas
    Concept: made for the Medici family
  • Feb 9, 1485

    Virgin of the Rocks- High Italian

    Virgin of the Rocks- High Italian
    Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
    Medium: Oil on wood
    Concept: Mary and baby Christ, pyramid structure
  • Feb 9, 1498

    The Last Supper - High Italian

    The Last Supper - High Italian
    Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
    Medium: fresco
    Concept: 12 diciples reacting to Christs announcement
  • Feb 9, 1500

    Pieta- High Italian

    Pieta- High Italian
    Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
    Medium: marble
    Concept: Virgin Mary mouning and hold dead christ
  • Feb 9, 1500

    Self Portrait- High Northern

    Self Portrait- High Northern
    Artist: Albrecht Durer
    Medium: oil on board
    Concept: christ-like
  • Feb 9, 1504

    Fall of Man- High Northern

    Fall of Man- High Northern
    Artist: Albrecht Durer
    Medium: engraving
    Concept: 4 personality types in the animals
  • Feb 9, 1505

    Mona Lisa- High Italian

    Mona Lisa- High Italian
    Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
    Medium: oil on wood
    Concept: wife of Florintine merchant
  • Feb 9, 1511

    School of Athens- High Italian

    School of Athens- High Italian
    Artist: Raphael
    Medium: fresco
    Concept: congregation of thinkers
  • Feb 9, 1515

    Isenheim Altarpiece- High Northern

    Isenheim Altarpiece- High Northern
    Artist: Matthais Grunewald
    Medium: oil on panel
    Concept: located in a hospitol dedicated to St. Anthony
  • Feb 9, 1523

    Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne- Venetian

    Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne- Venetian
    Artist: Titian
    Medium: oil on canvas
    Concept: moment of change
  • Feb 9, 1526

    Four Apostles- High Northern

    Four Apostles- High Northern
    Artist: Alrbrecht Durer
    Medium: oil on panel
    Concept: John,Peter, Mark, Paul- blend of Northern and Southern techniques
  • Feb 9, 1533

    The French Ambassadors- High Northern

    The French Ambassadors- High Northern
    Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
    Medium: oil on tempera on panel
    Concept: rich and wealthy vs modest
  • Feb 9, 1535

    Madonna with the Long Neck- Mannerism

    Madonna with the Long Neck- Mannerism
    Artist: Parmigianino
    Medium: Oil on wood
    Concept: Mourning dead Christ
  • Feb 9, 1538

    Venus of Urbino- Venitian

    Venus of Urbino- Venitian
    Artist: Tatian
    Medium: oil on canvas
    Concept: illicit love, loyalty
  • Feb 9, 1546

    Allegory with Venus, Cupid, Time, & Folly- Mannerism

    Allegory with Venus, Cupid, Time, & Folly- Mannerism
    Artist: Bronzino
    Medium: oil on wood
    Concept: each person represents an emotion