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Apr 6, 1341
Francesco Petrarch is Crowned Poet Laureate
Many historians cite this date as the beginning of the Renaissance. -
Period: Apr 6, 1341 to May 6, 1527
RENAISSANCE
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. -
Dec 16, 1425
Tribute Money, by Masaccio,
Masaccio was a pioneer in the technique of one point perspective; the painting is an image of what one person looking at the scene would see. -
Dec 16, 1438
The Descent from the Cross by Rogier van der Weyden
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Dec 16, 1440
Donatello, David
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Dec 16, 1448
The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci
An example of the way in which Renaissance artists wished to draw the viewer into the painting by depicting a vibrant scene filled with real psychology and emotion. -
Dec 16, 1483
Mars and Venus
Mars and Venus is a c. 1483 painting by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli. It shows the Roman gods Venus and Mars in an allegory of beauty and valour. -
Dec 16, 1492
Battle of the Centaurs
Battle of the Centaurs is a relief by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo, created around 1492. It was the last work Michelangelo created while under the patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici, who died shortly after its completion -
Dec 16, 1504
David, by Michelangelo
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Dec 16, 1506
Madonna del Cardellino, by Raphael
Now we’re well into the Renaissance and the changes in style are readily apparent. Mary has become much more realistically human; she has a real form, real limbs, a real expression on her face. Not only does she look natural, but she is placed is a natural setting. Jesus and John the Baptist look like real babies, not miniature adults. Raphael utilized perspective to give the painting depth. He also captured the Renaissance’s love of combining beauty and science-bringing back things like geomet -
Dec 16, 1510
School of Athens, by Raphael,
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Dec 16, 1511
The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo
In this most famous section of the Sistine Chapel, the personal nature of faith, the divine potential of man, and the idea of man being co-creator with God is vividly depicted. -
Dec 16, 1517
Monalisa
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Dec 16, 1523
Bacchus and Ariadne
Bacchus and Ariadne is an oil painting by Titian. It is one of a cycle of paintings on mythological subjects produced for Alfonso d'Este, the Duke of Ferrara, for the Camerino d'Alabastro -
Jan 1, 1538
Titian, Venus of Urbino
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Dec 16, 1541
The Last Judgement by Michelangelo
