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One third of Europe is dead due to the bubonic plague. As the population decreased there is a surplus of food and an economic recovery from the Medici family who aloso becomes a patron of the arts. The Renaissance is coming!
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"The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise" is painted as well as "The Hole in the Wall". Perspective and realistic depictions of bodies are discovered and studied.
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"David" made by sculptor Donatello is the first depiction. David is shown to be more effeminate and nude. He is wearing what appears to be a sun hat and hold a rock with the slingshot in one hand whilst standing on the head of Goliath.
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The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli is finished and is a famous mythological painting based on the ancient texts.
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Lamentation Over the Dead Christ by Mantegna is completed and shows a shift as the Renaissance becomes Mannerism.
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Leonardo paints the Mona Lisa, one of the greatest Renaissance paintings.
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Raphael works on paintings for the papal apartments.
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All of the Early Italian Renaissance artists have died off as well as those that have been a part of the High Renaissance. No one can make works that can compete with them and the Mannerist style takes over.
