The Modern Age

  • 1420

    Florence Cathedral's Dome (1420)

    There was a man called Filippo Brunelleschi, he was an architect. In 1420 he did a design to made a cheap dome in the Florence Cathedral, Italy. He used bricks, stone, iron, etc....
  • 1498

    Pietá, by Michelangelo Buonarronati

    It was a sculpture made by Michelangelo. in the sculpture we can see the Virgen Maria taking the body of Jesus after him dead (in the cross). That sculpture represent the pain of a mother, the love that a mother have, etc..
  • 1508

    The School of Athens

    The School of Athens was pinted by Rafael Sanzio, is one of the best important piece of the renaisance, the piece show the most important philosophers of the time gathered, we can see they all thinking, searching knowledge, etc..
  • 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    This was an agreement to stop de religious war between catholics and luthers people in the Holy Roman EMpire. It established the fundamental principle "Cuius regio, eius religio", that mean that the prince can decided if him territory is luther or catholic.
  • 1579

    The signment of the Union of Arras

    It was an agreement in Netherlands during the war with Spain, who declareted the loyalty to the Rey Felipe II and rejected the calvinism influence.
  • 1579

    The signment of the Union of Utrecht

    Was an agreement of Netherlands in the XVI century between provinces in the north of Netherlands, it was a rebel of the protestans against Spain because Spain was a catolicism country and some provinces of Netherlands was protestants.
  • The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Was a naval confrontantion between England and Spain, they manage to defeat the Spanish's armada because Spain wanted conquered England. They defeat Spanish' armada because the bad weather of Escocia and Irland and their ships (England's ships)
  • Apollo and Daphne

    It was an sculpture by Gian Lorenzo, it shows the moment when Apollo (God of sun) try to catch Daphne (Ninfa), and Daphne search help of her dad (God of rivers), so him dad transform Apollo in laurel in the moment he touch Daphne.
  • Saint Peter's Square Project

    Was designed by Gian Lorenzo during Baroque's period under the order of the Pope Alexander VII. Bernini created the square infront of the Peter's Basilica in Vatican. Its like a oval sorrunded by 284 columns in four rows creating two semi-circular arms.
  • The Spinners

    It was a pinture that show a mitologyc scene, it shows Athena punishing Aracne, a girl that challenged her in a fabrics competition, it represents the pride, the divine punishment and the search of the perfect art.
  • Oath of Horatii

    Its a piece in the Louvre Museum that shows 3 brothers swearing that they will fight for Rome until the death against Alba Longa's family
  • Carlos IV of Spain and his Family

    Is a chart by Francisco de Goya during the reign of Carlos IV of Spain, it shows the king, his wife, and their children posing in the court, he want to transmit the real hierarchy, and familiar feelings