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1420
FORENCE CATHEDRAL´S DOME, BY BRUNNESLLECHI
It was began in 1296 in the Gothic style and it was completed in 1420. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in varius shades of green and pink. Has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris.
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1497
PIETA,BY MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI
This article deals with the theme of The Piety in art, for the work of Michelangelo, see Vatican Piety. It is known by the Italian name of Pietà [pje'taj ('Piety') to a very popular theme within the figurative arts, especially during the Renaissance. It is known by the name of pieta or piety. -
1509
THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS,BY RAPAHEL SANZIO
"The School of Athens" (in Italian: Scuola di Atene) is one of the most outstanding paintings of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael Sanzio. It was sketched between 1509 and 1510 and painted between 1510 and 1512 as part of a commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms that are today known as the Raphael Rooms, located in the Apostolic Palace of Vatican City. -
1555
PEACE OF AUGSBURG
The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, Lawas a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, signed on 25 September 1555 at the imperial city of Augsburg. It officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups and made the legal division of Christianity permanent within the Holy Roman Empire, allowing rulers to choose either Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism as the official confession of their state. -
1579
THE SIGMENT OF THE UNION OF UTRECHT
The Union of Utrecht was a treaty signed on 1579 in Utrecht, Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain. -
1579
THE SIGMENT OF THE UNION OF ARRAS
The Union of Arras was an international agreement signed on 1579, in the city of Arras, by which some provinces in the south of the Netherlands recognized the sovereignty of Philip I in the context of the Eighty Years' War. -
THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA BY ENGLAND
The Spanish Armada was defeated by an English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake off the coast of Gravelines, France. The Spanish suffered defeat after the English launched fire ships into the Spanish fleet, breaking the ships' formation and making them susceptible to the English ships' heavy guns. Many Spanish ships were also lost during the long voyage home. -
APOLLO AND DALPHEN, BY BERNINI
Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which was executed between 1622 and 1625. It is regarded as one of the artistic marvels of the Baroque age. The statue is housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. -
SAINT PETER´S SQUARE PROYECT BY BERNINI
St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Rome. The square was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667 under the directionof Pope Alexander VII.Bernini's design included the massive Doric colonnades, four columns deep, which embrace visitors in *the maternal arms of Mother Church" -
THE SPINNERS, BY VELÁZQUEZ
"The Three Spinners" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales. It is Aarne-Thompson type 501, which is widespread throughout Europe. -
OATH OF HORTATII, BY JACCQUES-LOUIS DAVID
The Oath of the Horatil is a painting by Jacques-Louis David that tells the story of two feuding cities, Rome and Alba. In the painting, the three Horati brothers of Rome swear an oath before their father to fight to the death against their three cousins, the Curiatii of Alba Longa, in order to settle a dispute between the two cities with minimum bloodshed. -
CARLOS IV OF SPAIN AND HIS FAMILY, BY FRANCISCO DE GOYA
"Carlos IV de rojo" is a portrait of Francisco de Goya made for the homonymous king. It is kept in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. The portrait corresponds to the typology of the monarch's portraits that Goya painted after his accession to the throne.. The painting is called "Charles IV of Spain and His Family" and is a ceremonial portrait. It is also easy to read the irony of Goya in the painting.