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