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Jan 1, 1452
Head of Leda 1452-1519 Leonardo Da Vinci
Leda's head and hairstyle shows a head and neck modelled by means of hatchings. Leonardo introduced this usage into his drawings shortly before 1500(Head of Leda by LEONARDO Da Vinci). -
Jan 1, 1482
The birth of Venus 1482-1485 Artist:Sandro Botticelli
The Birth of Venus is the first example in Tuscany of a painting on canvas (Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli ). -
Jan 1, 1487
Venus and Adonis 1487-1576 Artist:Tiziano Vecillio (Titan)
Titian in some areas used his fingers in the painting, as seen in Adonis hand (Venus and Adonis (Getty Museum)). -
Jan 1, 1508
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1508-1512 Buonarroti Michelangelo
It is said in order to frame the central Old Testament scenes, Michelangelo painted a fictive architectural molding and supporting statues down the length of the chapel (Michelangelo's Painting of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling ). -
Jan 1, 1511
The Triumph of Galatea 1511 Raffaello Sanzio (Rapheal)
Raphael was asked by a courtier where did he found a model of such beauty. He replied that he did not copy any specific model but rather followed "a certain idea" he had formed in his mind (Web Gallery of Art, Searchable Fine Arts Image Database). -
Jan 1, 1531
Jupiter and Io:1531-32: artist: Correggio (Antonio Allegri)
Zeus is the camouflaged within a blackish cloud because the love he has for Io has to be discreet (Jupiter and Io by CORREGGIO). -
Jan 1, 1538
Venus of Urbino 1538 Tiziano Vecellio (Titian)
Titian painted this picture for the Duke of Camerino Guidobaldo della Rovere (1514-74), who later became the Duke of Urbino (Venus of Urbino (1538)). -
Jan 1, 1560
The Rape of Europa: 1560-62: artist: Titan (Tiziano Vecillio)
It is said that the bull’s eye was painted by Titan to be impossible to avoid it is considered the most painted eye of human or animal in Western art (Rape of Europa by Titian). -
Jan 1, 1570
Mercury and Argos 1570
The artist is not known of the painting and artist was not chiefly interested in the myth, but he or she needed an excuse for painting a landscape (Landscape with Mercury and Argus (Getty Museum)). -
Bacchus 1596 Michelangelo de Caravaggio
Caravaggio further played with light in Bacchus. A reflection of Bacchus can be found both in the carafe and in the wine in the goblet in his hand (Bacchus by Caravaggio) -
Narcissus 1599 Michaelangelo Carrviago
This art was done during the middle of Michaelangelo's career, a time where he preferred a magical sense of atmosphere, suspense, and introspection (Narcissus). -
The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite 1610 Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Amphitrite was an attendants of the sea-god Poseidon. Poseidon originally named Neptune fell in love with Amphitrite after seeing her dancing on the island of Naxos (Amphitrite). -
The Union of Earth and Water 1618 Peter Paul Rubens
Earth and Water joining is seen as wealth and prosperity for all of mankind (Peter Paul Rubens). -
Neptune Calming the Temptest 1635 Peter Paul Rubens
On the further side of Neptune are several sailing vessels and triremes representing the fleet that the Cardinal Infante Ferdinand took from Barcelona to Genoa in April 1633 (Neptune Calming the Tempest, 1635 by Rubens). -
Helen of Troy 1898: Artist: Evelyn De Morgan
In Greek mythology, Helen was the daughter of Zeus (King of the Gods) and Leda a human being (Helen of Troy | The De Morgan Foundation).
