Medieval & Renaissance ArtMedieval & Renaissance Art
Sculpture & PortraitureSculpture & Portraiture
Effigy of Henry II, 13th c. Bust of Lorenzo de Medici, 15th c.
Classical Classical PortraiturePortraiture
Bust of Pericles, 5th c. BC
King DavidKing David
Above: Gospel Book of Philip the FairRight: Vivian Bible
Gothic KingsGothic Kings
Chartres Cathedral,Royal Portal13th century
Michelangelo’s “David”Michelangelo’s “David”
““David” David” PerspectivePerspective
Michelangelo’s DetailMichelangelo’s Detail
La GiocondaLa GiocondaLeonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci
MedievalMedievalPaintingPainting
“Hortus Deliciarum” ofHerrad of Landsbergc. 1176-96(19th c. French copy)
Botticelli, “Birth of Venus”Botticelli, “Birth of Venus”
CrucifixionCrucifixion
Masaccio’s Masaccio’s “Trinity”“Trinity”
The first known painting to applyBrunelleschi’s system of linear perspective.
Church of Santa Maria Novella,Florence
The Last SupperThe Last Supper
Gospel Book of Bernward ofHildesheim, c. 1016German
Leonardo da Vinci, “Last Leonardo da Vinci, “Last Supper”Supper”
Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy
““Last Supper” PerspectiveLast Supper” Perspective
da Vinci, “Adoration of the Magi”da Vinci, “Adoration of the Magi”
Perspective study for “Adoration Perspective study for “Adoration of the Magi”of the Magi”
CreationCreation
Michelangelo, Sistine ChapelMichelangelo, Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo, Sistine ChapelMichelangelo, Sistine Chapel
Raphael’s “School of Athens”Raphael’s “School of Athens”
Raphael’s “School of Athens”Raphael’s “School of Athens”Clockwise:Plato (Leonardo), Aristotle,Raphael,Michelangelo
