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Jan 1, 1500
The Last Supper
Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci
Medium: Mural -
1500
San Pietro in Montorio
Artist: Donato Bramante
Medium: Architecture -
1500
Head of an Oba
Exact Date Unknown, but produced in the 16th century
Artist Unknown
Medium: Brass
Country of Origin: Benin -
1500
Bird Peddler
Artist Unknown
Exact Date Unknown
Country of Origin: China -
Period: 1500 to 1540
Early 16th Century
This time period marks both the High Renaissance in Italy and the beginning of the Reformation in Germany. I've also included art from a couple other places to round out the selection. -
1502
Timpietto
Artist: Donato Bramante
Medium: Architecture -
1504
David
Artist: Michelangelo
Medium: Sculpture -
1504
The Vision of St. Bernard
Artist: Fra Batolomeo
Medium: Oil on Wood -
1504
White Robed Kannon, Bodhisattva of Compassion
Artist: Kano Motonobu
Medium: Ink and color on paper -
1506
Mona Lisa
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Medium: Oil on poplar panel -
1511
The School of Athens
Artist: Raphael
Medium: Fresco -
1511
In Praise of Folly
Writer: Desiderius Erasmus -
1514
Sacred and Profane Love
Artist: Titian
Medium: Oil on canvas -
1516
Isenhaim Altarpiece
Artists: Nikolaus of Haguenau and Matthias Grunewald
Medium: Sculpture and Painting Changes image depending on which wings of the altar are opened. -
1517
Ninety-five Theses
Writer: Martin Luther Written to express theological grievances with the Catholic Church, helped to start the Reformation movement. -
1517
Crucifix of Botticino
Artist: Maffeo Olivieri
Medium: Sculpture -
1518
Saint Jerome
Artist: Antonio de Correggio
Medium: Oil on Wood -
1519
The Raising of Lazarus
Artist: Sebastiano del Piombo
Medium: Oil on Wood -
1520
Transfiguration
Artist: Raphael
Medium: Tempera on wood -
1522
Luther Bible
Writer: Martin Luther First translation of the Bible into the common language. -
1532
The Prince
Writer: Niccolo Machiavelli