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Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period in european following the Middle Ages marked by a revival of Classical learning and values, exploration of new lands, scientific advancements like the Copernican model, the decline of feudalism, and innovations such as paper, printing, the compass, and gunpowder. Scholars viewed it as a renewal of ancient wisdom after a lengthy cultural stagnation. -
1420
Florence Cathedtral´s Dome
The dome of Florence, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and completed between 1420 and 1436, is a masterpiece of Renaissance art and Western humanism. It remains the largest masonry vault in the world. Brunelleschi’s innovative design eliminated the need for wooden reinforcements, which would have been unable to support such a massive structure. -
1498
Pietá by Michelangelo Bounarroti
This sculpture is made capturing the moment when Jesus is given to her mother Mary.
The sculpture captures Jesus on his mother´s arms after being taken down from the cross where he was killed.
Art historians believe Michelangelo was inspired by a passage in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy: "O virgin mother, daughter of your Son [...] your merit so ennobled human nature that its divine Creator did not hesitate to become its creature".
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1509
The school of Athens by Raphael Sanzio
This painting was made by the italian Raphael Sanzio asked by the Pope Julius II to decorate the rooms now called the Stanze di Raffaello in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
This fresco includes Plato and Aristotle featured in the center, also, through subtle details or allusions, you can find Socrates, Pythagoras, Archimedes, which are famous philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists
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The defeat of the Spanish Armada by England
The Spanish Armada (believed to be one of the best) was sent by Felipe II to try to invade England alongside an army from Flanders. England's defense against the Spanish fleet marked the first naval battles fought solely with heavy guns. On August 7–8 (July 28–29), the English launched eight fire ships into the Spanish fleet, leaving the spainsh ships complitely broken. This saved Netherlands and England to join the Spanish empire because they would´ve gone for the Netherlands after England. -
Apollo and Daphne by Bernini
An sculpture made by the italian Gian Lorenzo Bernini during the Baroque age, in fact it is referred to as one of the greatest pieces of this age.
You can find the sculpture in the Galleria Borghese in Roma.
The sculpture shows the climax of the history of Apollo and Daphne in which Daphne scapes Apollo´s advances by transforming into a laurel tree -
Saint Peter's square project by Bernini
Is a large plaza designed by Bernini just in front of the St Peter´s basilica in the Vatican City named after the apostle which for some catholic people is considered the first pope.
In the centre you can find a big obelisk which was originally from Egypt which was erected there in 1586, a lot before Bernini was even born.