Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Renaissance Art
David : Michelangelo Buonarotti
(Florence)
Expulsion from the Garden : Massacio (Florence)
Painted in 1427 and depicts Adam and Eve leaving the Garden of Eden. This is the first nude depiction since ancient times.
David by Donatello (Florence)
First free standing bronze statue since ancient times.
Mona Lisa: da Vinci
Vitruvian Man: da Vinci (Florence)
Christ in Agony on the Cross : El Greco (Spain)
The Last Supper : Leonardo da Vinci – depicts the final supper of Jesus and his apostles. Fresco – wet plaster.
La Primavera : Botticelli (Florence)
Adoration of the Magi : Sandro Botticelli
The adoration of the Magi is a repetitive theme in the Italian Renaissance. The painting has four major male members of the Medici family and the artist himself participating in the nativity.
Birth of Venus : Botticelli
Kiss of Judas : Giotto (Florence)
Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife (Wedding Portrait) : Jan Van Eyck
Adam and Eve :
Danae and the Nursemaid : Titian
(Venice)
Virgin of the Rocks : da Vinci
School of Athens : Raphael Sanzio da Urbino (Urbino)
Sistine Chapel : Michelangelo
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ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see you are interested in Renaissance Art. Here in Florence there's a new "game" going on: we are looking for all the Davids around the word. If you find a copy of the David, take a picture and share it with us here: http://www.whereisthedavid.com
ReplyDeleteCiao!