Graupmann - ART 623 Virtual Museum 1400-1500

Graupmann - ART 623 Virtual Museum 1400-1500

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1500

This timespace is focused on Renaissance Art of the Early Renaissance period between 1400-1500.

"The Tribute Money"

Jan 1, 1420

"The Tribute Money" – Masaccio (c. 1401-1428); born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone. This painting was painted in the 1420’s. Located in the Branacci Chapel of the basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence. "The Tribute Money" is considered to be Masaccio's best work and vital to the development of Renaissance art. The painting is 97.2 in × 235 in. Academics attribute the strength of this painting and Masaccio to the use of light and dark colors (chiaroscuro) and perspective.

"The Adoration of the Magi"

Jan 1, 1423

"The Adoration of the Magi" – Gentile da Fabriano (c. 1370-1427); this painting was completed in 1423 and is currently on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The dimensions are 80 x 111in. The painting displays both the international and Sienese influences on Gentile's artistic style combined with the influence of the Renaissance.

"The Ghent Altarpiece"

Jan 1, 1432

"The Ghent Altarpiece" – Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441); this painting was produced in 1432. The Altarpiece consists of twelve panels, eight of which are on shutters. Fully opened the Altarpiece is 11ft x 15ft.

"Deposition of Christ"

Jun 1, 1432

"Deposition of Christ" – Fra Angelico (c. 1395-1455); this painting was produced between 1432-1434, is now owned by the National Museum of San Marco in Florence, Italy. The dimensions are 69 x 73in. Academics attribute the painting to displaying lessons about repention, sacrifice, and passion. All key components of Christianity, which is prevalent in Renaissance art.

"The Descent from the Cross"

Jan 1, 1435

"The Descent from the Cross" – Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1399-1464); this painting was produced between 1435 -1438. Unlike many Renaissance paintings, this piece comes from the Netherlands, and is believed to be greatest Netherlandish Renaissance paintings.

"The Battle of San Romano I"

Jan 1, 1438

The Battle of San Romano I – Paolo Uccello (c.13897-1475); this painting was completed between 1438-1440 and is currently on display in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. This work is divided into three separate murals depicting different scenes from the Battle of San Romano.

"The Battle of San Romano II"

Jan 1, 1438

"The Battle of San Romano II" – Paolo Uccello (c.13897-1475); this painting was completed between 1438-1440 and is currently on display in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

"The Battle of San Romano III"

Jan 1, 1438

"The Battle of San Romano III" – Paolo Uccello (c.13897-1475); this painting was completed between 1438-1440 and is currently on display in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

"Saint Lucy Altarpiece"

Jan 1, 1445

"Saint Lucy Altarpiece" – Domenico Veneziano (c.1400-1461); completed in 1445 and is currently on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Paula Russell describes the paintings message, "This gorgeously colored work is one of the first examples of a sacred conversation, a conventional grouping of the Madonna and Infant Christ with saints arranged as if, you guessed it, they were engaged in a conversation." (Russell, P. "Reading" 2006)

"Madonna with Child and Two Angels"

Jan 1, 1465

"Madonna with Child and Two Angels" – Filippo Lippi (c.); this painting was completed between 1465. This painting is currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The dimensions of this painting are 36 in × 25.0 in.

"Duke and Duchess of Urbino"

Jan 1, 1465

"Duke and Duchess of Urbino" – Piero della Francesca (c.1415-1492); this painting was completed between 1465-1472 and is currently on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The painting is of the Duke of Montefeltro and his wife, the Duke is credited with turning Urbino into a refined cultural center. This piece is considered one of the most famous of the Renaissance period.

"Madonna and the Milk"

Jan 1, 1467

"Madonna and the Milk" - Andrea del Verrocchio (c.1435-1488); this painting was completed between 1467-1469 and is currently on display in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in London. This painting is very similar to Botticelli's and Lippi's "Madonna and/with Child," all three paintings display Mary holding a baby Jesus with two Angels in the painting as well.

"Madonna and Child and Two Angels"

Jan 1, 1468

"Madonna and Child and Two Angels" – Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510); this painting was completed between 1468-1469. This painting is currently housed in the Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, in Naples. The dimensions of this painting are 39 x 28in. This painting is very similar to Verrocchio's "Madonna of the Milk."

"The Annunciation"

Jan 1, 1472

"The Annunciation" or "Annuciazione" – Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1452-1519); this painting was painted between 1472-1475. This painting is on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

"The Adoration of the Magi"

Jul 1, 1475

"The Adoration of the Magi" – Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510); this painting was completed in 1475 and is currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The dimensions of this painting are 44 x 53in. The work was originally commissioned by Gaspare di Zanobi del Lama, a person with close connections to the Medicis.

"The Portinari Tryptich"

Jan 1, 1476

"The Portinari Tryptich" – Hugo van der Goes (c. 1440-1482); this painting was painted between 1476-1478. Currently is on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

"Glorification of Mary"

Jan 1, 1480

"Glorification of Mary" – Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510); date of production is contested among academics, most likely 1480-1481.

"The Adoration of the Magi"

Jan 1, 1480

"The Adoration of the Magi" – Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1452-1519); this painting was painted between 1480-1481. Believed to be an unfinished painting, this painting has been hanging in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence since 1670. The paintings dimensions are 95.7 x 96.9in.

"Primavera"

Jan 1, 1482

Primavera – Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445-1510); this painting was completed in 1482 and is currently housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. This painting was painted for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici, a cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent.

"The Birth of Venus"

Jan 1, 1483

The Birth of Venus – Sandro Botticelli (c.1445-1510); this painting was completed between 1483-1485 and is currently on display in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Like the Primavera, this painting was also commissioned by the Medici's. The dimensions of this painting are 67.9 x 109.6in.

"Christ Supported by Two Angels"

Jan 1, 1490

"Christ Supported by Two Angels" – Giovanni Santi (c.1435-1494); this painting was completed in 1490 and is currently housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest Hungary. The dimensions of this painting are 26 x 21.6in.

"The Last Supper" (da Vinci)

Jan 1, 1495

"The Last Supper" – Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1452-1519); this painting was painted between 1495-1498. This painting is located in the dining hall at the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The paintings dimensions are 181 in × 346 in. A common image that was painted by many Renaissance artists, da Vinci creates an image of Jesus Christ with his Twelve Disciples at The Last Supper.

"Pieta"

Jan 1, 1498

Pieta – Michelangelo (c. 1475-1564); this sculpture was completed between 1498-1499 and is located in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. Considered to be one of the most recognizable images from the Renaissance, the "Pieta" depicts Mary holding the lifeless body of Jesus after his body is brought down from the Cross.