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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1550
Renaissance Period
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May 18, 1400
DEATH!
One third of Europe is dead due to the bubonic plague. As the population decreased there is a surplus of food and an economic recovery from the Medici family who aloso becomes a patron of the arts. The Renaissance is coming! -
May 14, 1419
Mosaccio
"The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise" is painted as well as "The Hole in the Wall". Perspective and realistic depictions of bodies are discovered and studied. -
May 14, 1444
One of many David's
"David" made by sculptor Donatello is the first depiction. David is shown to be more effeminate and nude. He is wearing what appears to be a sun hat and hold a rock with the slingshot in one hand whilst standing on the head of Goliath. -
May 18, 1485
The Women of the Seafoam
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli is finished and is a famous mythological painting based on the ancient texts. -
May 18, 1490
Perspective . . . and dead bodies . . .
Lamentation Over the Dead Christ by Mantegna is completed and shows a shift as the Renaissance becomes Mannerism. -
May 18, 1503
The Enigmatic Woman
Leonardo paints the Mona Lisa, one of the greatest Renaissance paintings. -
May 18, 1509
Raphael Emerges
Raphael works on paintings for the papal apartments. -
May 18, 1550
The End
All of the Early Italian Renaissance artists have died off as well as those that have been a part of the High Renaissance. No one can make works that can compete with them and the Mannerist style takes over.
