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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.
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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. -
Oil painting by Jan Van Eyck. Widely speculated to be in commemoration of Costanza Treta who died one year before the painting was complete. -
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. -
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. -
Tempera Painting by Boticelli. It is an allegory to the emerging fertility in the world at the time. -
Painting by Da Vinci. The painting depicts when Jesus first met John the Baptist. -
Painting by Botticelli. Portrays the Goddess of Love and beauty arriving to land. -
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. -
Mural Painting by Da Vinci. Depicts the biblical scene in which Jesus shared the last supper with his 12 disciples. -
Marble Sculpture by Michelangelo. It could represent pity or compassion as it depicts Mary holding her son's dead body in her lap. -
Painting by Raphael. The painting depicts the Marriage of the Virgin Mary to Joseph. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Fresco painting by Michelangelo. The painting depicts the scene from the book of Genesis where God gives life to Adam, the first man.