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Jan 1, 1400
Diety Xipe Totec
Artist: Unknown
This piece is not very indicative of most art during this time period. Most art that we have dates and access to comes from 15th century Europe. -
Jan 1, 1408
Holy Trinity
Andrei Rublev seeks to express spiritual unity. -
Jan 1, 1411
The Anatomical Zodiac Man
Artist:John Duke of Berry. This piece is the final piece of a calendar and includes all the zodiac signs located near the part of the body they represent. -
Jan 1, 1413
Saint Mark
Artist: Donatello
This sculpture is renowned for its detail and realism. Every detail of his face and hands has been addressed. -
Jan 1, 1415
Krishna Playing the Flute
Artist: Unknown
A hindu deity playing his flute. His wife became jealous of his flute and refused to return it because it touched his lips. -
Jan 1, 1424
Trinity
Artist: Masaccio
Masaccio capture a very realistic viewpoint it feels as though the viewer is looking upwards towards god. -
Jan 1, 1430
David
Artist: Donatello
This bronze statue attempts to capture the idea that the biblical figure David indeed fought Goliath equipped with only a simple sling shot. This attempts to show the vulnerability and courage of David. -
Jan 1, 1430
The Last Judgement
Artist: Fra Angelico. This piece is Fra Angelico's attempt as showing his vision of the last judgement in Christianity. -
Jan 1, 1434
The Arnolfini Portrait
Artist: Jon Van Eyck
"It is considered one of the most original and complex paintings in Western art, given its beauty, complex iconography,[1] geometric orthogonal perspective,[2] use of a mirror to reflect the space,[3][4] and that the portrait is considered unique by some art historians as the record of a marriage contract in the form of a painting." (Wikipedia). I love how the space is reflected in the mirror. -
Jan 1, 1438
Werl Alterpiece
Artist: Robert Campin: These originally come from a tryptic panel however the center panel was lost. -
Jan 1, 1475
The Baptism of Christ
Artist: Andrea Verracchio. Leonard da Vinci is also given credit for this work as he was a pupil of Verracchio. It is also hypothesized that da Vinci was the model for Christ. -
Jan 1, 1475
The Crucifixion
Artist:Gerard David was attempting to capture the gloom and somberness of the moment that Christ died. -
Jan 1, 1482
La Primavera
Artist: Botticelli. This painting originally has no name and was names later by a historian and thus the possible true meaning of this painting is unknown. -
Jan 1, 1485
The Lamentation Over the Dead Christ
Niccolo dell 'Arca. This sculpture is striking. The appearance of movement increases the realistic integrity of this piece. It is capturing the multiple emotions at the death of Christ. -
Jan 1, 1486
Birth of Venus
Artist: Botticelli. Plato believed that this painting represented the love two fold sweeping physical love as well as intellectual love. -
Jan 1, 1487
Illuminated Bastan of Sadi
Artist: Kamal ud-din Bezhad. This piece is a representation of a poem about spirituality. -
Jan 1, 1487
Equestrian Monument of Bartolommeo Colleoni
Artist: Andrea del Verrecchio. This sculpture seeks to show realistic movement. It also seeks to show that the man and the horse are one. -
Jan 1, 1490
Old Man with his Grandson
Artist: Domenico Ghirlandiao. This painting has been praised for its emotion and realism. There is a clear emotional connection between the man and the young boy. -
Jan 1, 1495
The Last Supper
Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci. Da Vinci depicts the frenzy that is created when Jesus announces that one of the disciples will betray him. This mural also has a beautiful symmetry. -
Jan 1, 1497
Reliquary of St. Sebastian
Artist: Hans Holbein. This sculpture is realistic a depiction of the matrydom of Sebastian who was stakes and shot with arrows for being a Christian. -
Jan 1, 1497
Bacchus
Artist Michelangelo. Bacchus the roman god of wine is depicted here drunken and appears to be staggering. -
Jan 1, 1499
Pieta
Artist: Michelangelo. This piece is a representation of Jesus on his mother Mary's lap after he is crucified. Mary is depicted here as a young woman, it is believed that this was for the purpose of aesthetics.
