The Renaissance

By gaberg
  • Period: 1424 to 1513

    The Renaissance (from 1424-1513)

    The Renaissance was a period in which an interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture was revived. It also provided the world with Humanism, a movement valuing the state of man over the state of God. The Renaissance brought about new ideas and scientific discoveries like Heliocentric Theory, gravity, etc.
  • 1425

    The Tribute Money

    The Tribute Money
    Fresco Painting by Massacio. Illustrates when Jesus told Peter to find a coin in a fish's mouth to pay his taxes. Notable for its use of perspective and chiaroscuro.
  • 1431

    The Arnolfini Portrait

    The Arnolfini Portrait
    Oil painting by Jan Van Eyck. Widely speculated to be in commemoration of Costanza Treta who died one year before the painting was complete.
  • 1432

    The Ghent Altarpiece

    The Ghent Altarpiece
    Painting by Jan Van Eyck. Known as a defining monument of the "new realism" of Northern Renaissance art. The "Just Judges" panel is still missing after being robbed alongside the "Saint John the Baptist" panel.
  • 1441

    The Annunciation

    The Annunciation
    Fresco by Fra Angelico. Represents the biblical story in which the Archangel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary was chosen to be the mother of Jesus.
  • 1482

    Primavera

    Primavera
    Tempera Painting by Boticelli. It is an allegory to the emerging fertility in the world at the time.
  • 1485

    Madonna of the Rocks

    Madonna of the Rocks
    Painting by Da Vinci. The painting depicts when Jesus first met John the Baptist.
  • 1486

    The Birth of Venus

    The Birth of Venus
    Painting by Botticelli. Portrays the Goddess of Love and beauty arriving to land.
  • 1490

    Vitruvian Man

    Vitruvian Man
    Drawing by Da Vinci. The drawing shows a naked man in two superimposed positions within a circle and square. Depicts the ideal human proportions defined my geometric and mathematical ratios.
  • 1498

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper
    Mural Painting by Da Vinci. Depicts the biblical scene in which Jesus shared the last supper with his 12 disciples.
  • 1499

    Pieta

    Pieta
    Marble Sculpture by Michelangelo. It could represent pity or compassion as it depicts Mary holding her son's dead body in her lap.
  • 1503

    The Marriage of the Virgin

    The Marriage of the Virgin
    Painting by Raphael. The painting depicts the Marriage of the Virgin Mary to Joseph.
  • 1504

    David

    David
    Marble Sculpture by Michelangelo. David is Michelangelo's take on the biblical story where David and Goliath face-off, resulting in David's victory. It is a depiction of David before the fight.
  • 1506

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    Oil Painting by Da Vinci. It was a portrait commissioned by Francesco del Giocondo who wanted a portrait of his wife. The harmony achieved within the portrait reflects on Da Vinci's idea of the cosmic link between nature and humanity.
  • 1511

    The School of Athens

    The School of Athens
    Fresco painting by Raphael. The painting depicts the meeting of Plato and Aristotle with Plato pointing to the sky referring to a higher reality while Aristotle's palm is down referring to a grounded reality.
  • 1512

    The Creation of Adam

    The Creation of Adam
    Fresco painting by Michelangelo. The painting depicts the scene from the book of Genesis where God gives life to Adam, the first man.