The Renaissance

  • The Lamentation by Giotto di Bondone
    1304

    The Lamentation by Giotto di Bondone

    • This painting was made in the "early renaissance"
    • Giotto paved the way for the early painters. -Painting appears to be a picture of Jesus Christ being surrounded by people with angels in the sky.
  • The Ognissanti Madonna by Giotto di Bondone
    1310

    The Ognissanti Madonna by Giotto di Bondone

    • This was another painting made by Giotto
    • He was considered to be a "father of renaissance"
    • The photo is of a nun holding a baby and with angels surrounding them and people bringing them gifts.
  • Maestà by Duccio di Buoninsegna
    1311

    Maestà by Duccio di Buoninsegna

    • Duccio taught and led at the Sinese school of painting
    • Painting is of the Virgin Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by her peers in a castle
  • Annunciation by Simone Martini
    1333

    Annunciation by Simone Martini

    • Martini was known for his gothic style and refined emotion
    • Mary is being visited by an angel, but she seems to be disturb by his presence
  • The Effects of Good Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti
    1339

    The Effects of Good Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti

    • Lorenzetti was a prominent Sienese painter that explored perspective and realism
    • The painting depicts a vision of the thriving city of Siena, led under proper leadership and guidence
  • The Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci
    1482

    The Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci

    • One of the most notable painters of the era.
    • The painting depicts how the three wise man visited Mary after the birth of Jesus Christ
  • Primavera by Sandro Botticelli
    1486

    Primavera by Sandro Botticelli

    • Botticelli was a major Florentine painter known for his graphic and mythological works
    • The painting depicts men, women, and spirits in a forest intertwining with one another
    • Some seem to be harmonizing while others seem to be encountering dark spirits
  • The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
    1498

    The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

    • One of the most known and recognizable paintings not just this era but in our entire lifetime
    • Created by a renowned painter Da Vinci
    • Painting depicts Jesus telling his disciples about a betrayer and everyone has a visual reaction to the news
  • Mona Lina by Leonardo da Vinci
    1506

    Mona Lina by Leonardo da Vinci

    • Arguably the most recognizable and infamous paintings of all time
    • The painting is of the beautiful Lisa del Giocondo
    • its fame comes from viewers arguing is she is smiling or frowning in the portrait
  • Saint George and the Dragon by Raphael
    1506

    Saint George and the Dragon by Raphael

    • Raphael was also a notable pater of this era, known for his harmonic and calming artistic style
    • Painting depicts a jockey riding his noble steed taking own a dragon to impress the young woman in the background
  • The School of Athens by Raphael
    1511

    The School of Athens by Raphael

    • Raphael once again displays his artistic genius with this work
    • the painting depicts many people like philosophers conjugating in this open structured environment
  • The Assumption of the Virgin by Titian
    1518

    The Assumption of the Virgin by Titian

    • Vecellio was most known for his sharp eye when it came to rich color and dramatic lighting
    • Depicted is Virgin Mary getting carried into heaven by angels
  • The Dead Christ in the Tomb by Hans Holbein
    1522

    The Dead Christ in the Tomb by Hans Holbein

    • Also known as Holbein the Younger, he was seen as a amazing portrait painter.
    • His ministry was in intense realism and lifelike textures
    • This painting depicts the body of Jesus Christ slowly dying and decaying in his casket
  • The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
    1565

    The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

    • The Elder was notorious for his landscape and scenes of what he perceived throughout life
    • Painted is a few men traveling through snowy dunes with a pack of wolves for added protection and herding other animals