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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. -
Andrei Rublev seeks to express spiritual unity.
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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.
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Artist: Donatello
This sculpture is renowned for its detail and realism. Every detail of his face and hands has been addressed. -
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. -
Artist: Masaccio
Masaccio capture a very realistic viewpoint it feels as though the viewer is looking upwards towards god. -
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. -
Artist: Fra Angelico. This piece is Fra Angelico's attempt as showing his vision of the last judgement in Christianity.
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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. -
Artist: Robert Campin: These originally come from a tryptic panel however the center panel was lost.
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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.
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Artist:Gerard David was attempting to capture the gloom and somberness of the moment that Christ died.
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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.
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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.
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Artist: Botticelli. Plato believed that this painting represented the love two fold sweeping physical love as well as intellectual love.
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Artist: Kamal ud-din Bezhad. This piece is a representation of a poem about spirituality.
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Artist: Andrea del Verrecchio. This sculpture seeks to show realistic movement. It also seeks to show that the man and the horse are one.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Artist Michelangelo. Bacchus the roman god of wine is depicted here drunken and appears to be staggering.
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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.
