Renaissance Art 14 th Century

Seeds of change 13 th c. artist Cimabue 1280 (L) attempted, but could not quite master techniques that his student, Giotto 1310 (R) would.

13 th c. artist Cimabue 1280 (L) attempted, but could not quite master techniques that his student, Giotto 1310 (R) would.

Crucifix Cimabue Giotto

14 th c. artist Duccio, Maesta 1308

Adoration of the Magi Giotto Botticelli

15 th Century

Masaccio The Holy Trinity , 1428 Madonna and Child

The Holy Trinity , 1428 Madonna and Child

Note the accuracy of the perspective evident from the foreground to the background

Note the accuracy of the perspective evident from the foreground to the background

Fra Angelico The Last Judgment, 1432

The Last Judgment, 1432

Jan Van Eyck Arnolfini Wedding Portrait, 1434

Arnolfini Wedding Portrait, 1434

Antonello Da Messina Salvator mundi, 1475

Salvator mundi, 1475

Bosch Ship of Fools, ~ 1495

Ship of Fools, ~ 1495

Garden of Earthly Delights

Garden of Earthly Delights

Hans Memling The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Botticelli The Birth of Venus, 1484

The Birth of Venus, 1484

16 th Century

Leonardo DaVinci Artist, Mathematician, Biologist, Zoologist, Engineer, Inventor, Sculptor,

Artist, Mathematician, Biologist, Zoologist, Engineer, Inventor, Sculptor,

Virgin of the Rocks, 1483

Mona Lisa, 1502-19

Davinci Raphael

Davinci Raphael

The Last Supper, 1498

Jacopo Bassano, 1542

Tintoretto, 1594

Albrecht Durer Madonna and Child, 1505

Madonna and Child,

1505

Self Portrait, 1500

Self Portrait, 1500

Adoration of the Magi, 1504

Adoration of the Magi, 1504

4 Horseman of the Apocalypse, 1497

4 Horseman of the

Apocalypse, 1497

Grunewald Isenheim Altarpiece: Crucifixion, 1512

Isenheim Altarpiece: Crucifixion, 1512

Annunciation, Incarnation, Nativity, Resurrection

Annunciation, Incarnation, Nativity, Resurrection

Isenheim Altarpiece: Crucifixion, 1512

Isenheim Altarpiece: Crucifixion, 1512

Albert Altdorfer Alexander’s Victory over Darius at the Battle of Isus, 1529

Alexander’s Victory over Darius at the Battle of Isus, 1529

Giorgione The Tempest, 1505

The Tempest, 1505

Titian Assunta, 1518 King Charles V

Assunta, 1518 King Charles V

Michelangelo Buonarroti Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1508 – Perhaps the greatest artistic achievement ever.

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1508 – Perhaps the greatest artistic achievement ever.

Raphael La Fornarina, 1520

La Fornarina, 1520

Deposition of Christ, 1507

Deposition of Christ, 1507

School of Athens, 1509-10

School of Athens, 1509-10

Madonna in the Meadow, 1506

Madonna in the Meadow, 1506

Transfiguration, 1520

Transfiguration, 1520

Holbein the Younger The Ambassadors, 1533

The Ambassadors, 1533

Bruegel the Elder The Parable of the Blind, 1568

The Parable of the Blind, 1568

Peasant Wedding, 1568

Peasant Wedding, 1568

El Greco Adoration of the Shepherds, 1618

Adoration of the Shepherds, 1618

Caravaggio The Calling of St. Matthew, 1599

The Calling of St. Matthew, 1599

The Denial of St. Peter, 1610

The Denial of St. Peter, 1610

Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1599

Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1599

Peter Paul Rubens Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Lerma, 1603

Old Woman with a Basket of Coal, 1618

Old Woman with a Basket of Coal, 1618

Vallicella Madonna and Saints, and The Fall of Man, 1608

Vallicella Madonna and Saints, and The Fall of Man, 1608

Georges De La Tour Saint Joseph the Carpenter, 1638

Saint Joseph the Carpenter, 1638

Repenting Magdalene, 1637

Repenting Magdalene, 1637

Diego Velazquez Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor), 1656

Las Meninas

(The Maids

of Honor), 1656

Rembrandt Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’s Demonstration of the Anatomy of the Arm, 1656

Dr. Nicolaes Tulp’s Demonstration of the Anatomy of the Arm, 1656

Philosopher Reading, 1631

Philosopher Reading, 1631

Philosopher Meditating, 1631

Philosopher Meditating, 1631