Expulsion from the Garden

Masaccio

1427

First nudes since classical times.

2. Perspective

The Trinity

Masaccio

1427

What you are, I once was; what I

am, you will become.

4. Emphasis on Individualism

Batista Sforza & Federico de Montefeltre: The Duke & Dutchess of Urbino

Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466.

5. Geometrical Arrangement of Figures

Leonardo da Vinci

1469

The figure as architecture!

The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate

Chiaroscuro: use of light and shade

Sfumato: gradual blending of one area of color into another without a sharp outline

Ginevra de' Benci, a young Florentine noblewoman who, at the age of sixteen, married Luigi Niccolini in 1474.

Born in 1475 in a small town near Florence, is considered to be one of the most inspired men

who ever lived; he was a sculptor, painter, engineer, architect, and poet.

Michelangelo created his masterpiece

David in 1504.

The Biblical shepherd, David (who killed Goliath) recalls the harmony and grace of ancient Greek tradition

About a year after creating David, Pope Julius II

summoned Michelangelo to Rome to work on his most famous project, the ceiling

of the Sistine Chapel.

Depicts the biblical history of the world from the Creation to the Flood

Captures the sorrow of the Virgin Mary as she cradles her dead son, Jesus on her knees