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1475
The Baptism of Christ
The Baptism of Christ is a painting finished around 1475 in the studio of the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea del Verrocchio and generally ascribed to him and his pupil Leonardo da Vinci. Some art historians discern the hands of other members of Verrocchio's workshop in the painting as well -
1480
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus is a painting by the Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, probably executed in the mid-1480s. It depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth when she emerged from the sea fully grown. The painting is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. -
1481
Adoration of Magi
The Adoration of the Magi is an unfinished early painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was given the commission by the Augustinian monks of San Donato in Scopeto in Florence in 1481, but he departed for Milan the following year, leaving the painting unfinished. -
1495
The Last Supper
The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. God broke the bread and passed it to his disciples saying, “Take and eat, this is my body.” He offered them the cup of wine, saying “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” -
1501
Madonna of Bruges
The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child. Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms -
1503
The Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. He was an Italian artist. The Mona Lisa was considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. The Mona Lisa is described as "the best known, the most visited, and the most written about" work of art in the world. -
1504
Doni Tondo
The Doni Tondo or Doni Madonna, is the only finished panel painting by the mature Michelangelo to survive.
From the artistic point of view, Tondo Doni laid the foundations of the so-called Mannerism, the style of painting that preferred bizarre, unnatural poses and iridescent colors to the composed painting of the XV century. -
1512
Sistine Modanna
The Sistine Madonna, also called the Madonna di San Sisto, is an oil painting by the Italian artist Raphael. The painting was commissioned in 1512 by Pope Julius II for the church of San Sisto, Piacenza, and probably executed c. 1513–1514. The canvas was one of the last Madonnas painted by Raphael. -
1515
Michelangelo
Michelangelo carved tombs for the Medici family, and he also designed the Medici Chapel in Florence. Also in 1524 he was instructed to design the Laurentian Library. -
1536
The Last Judgement
The Last Judgment is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo covering the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It is a depiction of the Second Coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God of all humanity.
