Artwork themed and inspired by the great Renaissance period , which was a time of revolution and reformation mainly in Europe. The Renaissance produced many ideas and advanced on previous ones. These brilliant pieces of art express the ideas, along with the beliefs of its time period. - Ordered chronologically
Sources: http://www.biography.com/people/leonardo-da-vinci-40396
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primavera_(painting)
http://www.biography.com/people/sandro-botticelli-9220903
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hieronymus-bosch-christ-mocked-the-crowning-with-thorns
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration_of_the_Magi_(Dürer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_del_cardellino
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/raphael-madonna-of-the-goldfinch.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_in_the_Temple
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon_(Raphael)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba_Madonna
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/titian-bacchus-and-ariadne
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/titians-bacchus-and-ariadne.html
http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_obra/375
http://www.abcgallery.com/E/elgreco/elgreco17.htm
Annunciation, Leonardo da Vinci, Around 1472, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Painting Name: Annunciation
Date: Circa 1472
Painter: Leonardo da Vinci
Museum Located: Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy
This artwork is clearly from the Renaissance as it contains religious matter, has a scenic background that is not only one color, and its also very detailed and lifelike. The painter of this artwork actually painting two of these, with one being in the Uffizi Gallery and the other in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The one pictured here which is in the Uffizi Gallery was painted 6 years before the one in the Louvre. While the Annunciation was painted in his prime, Leonardo da Vinci's last every invention was a mechanical lion that could walk itself and then open its chest to reveal a bouquet of lilies.
Adoration of the Magi, Leonardo da Vinci, 1480 - 1481, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Painting Name: Adoration of the Magi
Date: 1480-1481
Painter: Leonardo da Vinci
Museum Located: Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy
This work shows a nice colorful background of a castle, with a very religious subject matter. This work from Renaissance shows a the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus while the three wise men present him with gifts. While this painting was done when da Vinci was only 28 which is very young for the skill needed to paint this, da Vinci opened his own workshop and was qualified as a master artist in the Guild of St. Luke at only the age of 20!
La Primavera (Spring), Botticelli Filipepi, 1481 - 1482, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Painting Name: La Primavera (Spring)
Date: 1481-1482
Painter: Botticelli Filipepi
Museum Located: Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy
In this painting several mythological figures are in a garden with an angel floating overhead. This painting contains religious matter, several **** figures, along with a full background that shows perspective. La Primavera is painted by Botticelli Fillipepi who claims that this painting is the most talked and written about paintings in the world.
The birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, 1483 - 1485, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Painting Name: The birth of Venus
Date: 1483-1485
Painter: Botticelli Sandro Botticelli
Museum Located: Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy
The birth of Venus contains several half-***** figures emerging from the water of an ocean. In this painting several typical Renaissance themes are present such as 3D figures, Though the birth of Venus is world renown it is not Botticelli's most famous work as his major contribution to the decoration of the Sistine Chapel.
Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns), Hieronymus Bosch, about 1510, From the collection of: The National Gallery, London
Painting Name: Christ Mocked
Date: Circra 1490-1500
Painter: Hieronymus Bosch
Museum Located: National Gallery of London, England
Christ Mocked is clearly from the Renaissance from the use of 3D figures, a very heavy religious subject, and the use of making the figures in the painting carry such deep emotion. This painting by Bosch illustrates the brutality and suffering of Jesus in his final hours before his crucifixion, possibly showing the savagery of those around him by having the subject in the top right be wearing a spiked leather dog collar and the man on the bottom left having a Jewish star on his headdress. Sadly, however during Bosch's time his critics felt that his artworks were "nonsensical", however in present day artist are glad to observe Bosch's work as they provide an insight into the controversial issues of his time.
Adoration of the Magi, Albrecht Dürer Dürer, 1504, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Painting Name: Adoration of the Magi
Date: 1504
Pantier: Albrecht Dürer Dürer
Museum Located: Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy
This painting being an almost exact replica of da Vinci's Adoration of the Magi however Dürer's provides more vivid color and excellent detail. This painting from 1504 has almost all of the characteristics of a Renaissance themed artwork with the use of 3D figures, lighting, emotion and religious subject matter. This is considered to be Dürer's most prominent and well known pieces.
Madonna of the Goldfinch, Raffaello Sanzio, 1505 - 1506, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
Painting Name: Madonna of the Goldfinch
Date:1505-1506
Painter: Raphael Sanzio
Museum Located: Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy
Among many of Raphael great works this piece still stands out which depicts the Virgin Mary with John the Baptist on the left and Jesus on the right. This painting from the Renaissance shows a scenic background, emotion, lighting perspective, and geometrical arrangement of figures as the 3 figures make a triangle. This painting was a gift from Raphael to a friend Lorenzo Nasi, however the painting was broken into 17 pieces in Nasi's house when an earthquake struck, the damages are still visible.
Jesus among the Doctors, Albrecht Dürer, 1506, From the collection of: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Painting Name: Jesus among the Doctors
Date: 1506
Painter: Albrecht Dürer
Museum Located: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza of Madrid, Spain
This piece by Dürer showcases the use of 3D figures along with emotion on the faces of those around a young Jesus. This painting was actually done in 5 days while Dürer was finishing another work of art, the Feast of the Rosery. Dürer was one of the first Germans to use perspective to humans as seen in this very well in this portrait.
Saint George and the Dragon, Raphael, c. 1506, From the collection of: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Painting Name: Saint George and the Dragon
Date: Circa 1506
Painter: Raphael
Museum Located: National Gallery of Art of Washington D.C, USA
Illustrated here is Saint George slaying a dragon in a beautiful, scenic valley. This small, cabinet painting is one of many of Raphael's cabinet paintings, including another painting of St. George. This painting along with a beautiful background also has a very 3D feel within the slain dragon, Saint George, his horse, and his maiden found in the background.
The Alba Madonna, Raphael, c. 1510, From the collection of: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Painting Name: The Alba Madonna
Date: Circa 1510
Painter: Raphael
Museum Located: National Gallery of Art of Washington D.C, USA
The Alba Madonna portrays the Virgin Mary alongside with John the Baptist and Jesus as children in a typical Italian countryside. The original painting was transferred from a square canvas to a circular canvas as the right side had received heavy damage. This painting contains very heavy religious matter as John the Baptist is holding a cross while Jesus and the Virgin Mary are both starring at the cross.
Bacchus and Ariadne, Titian, 1520-3, From the collection of: The National Gallery, London
Painting Name: Bacchus and Ariadne
Date: 1520-1523
Painter: Titian
Museum Located: National Gallery of London, England
In this piece by Titian a young Ariadne is being deserted by her lover Theseus on an island. This painting has a beautiful blue sky as a background and heavy emotion on the faces of the young lovers. This painting actually received heavy damage as it was rolled up twice within its first 100 years of existence and ultimately caused paint to chip and flake and caused the painting to undergo a major restoration process.
The Annunciation, El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos), c.1596-1600, From the collection of: Bilboa Museoa. Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
Painting Name: The Annunciation
Date: Circa 1596-1600
Painter: El Greco
Museum Located: El Museo Del Prado of Madrid Spain
The Annunciation is displaying several angels escorting people up to heaven while an eagle swoops through the middle of the painting. This artwork contains religious subject matter, a detailed background, along with strong uplifting emotion on angels and subjects alike. El Greco the painter of this artwork was actually the pupil of Titian who did a similar piece.
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