one of the more famous paintings by the italian renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1510 and 1511. it is located in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The picture is considered Raphael's masterpiece. The painting contains many revolutionary thinkers of the time, from Pythagoras to Socrates, from Plato to Aristotle.
2) MICHELANGELOS DAVID
David is a sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. It is 17 feet tall and made of marble. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. David is a nude sculpture.
3) PIETA
Also by Michelangelo. This famous work of art shows the body of Jesus on the lap of Mary after the Crucifixion.
4) Creation of Adam
Painted in 1511, Michelangelo depict a biblical story from the Book Of Genesis. This depicts God the Father breathing life into Adam, the first man. Of the 4 painted panels depicting episodes from Genesis this was the final one to be painted.
5) Birth of Venus by Botticelli (Florence)
Painted 1482–1486. The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli. It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a full grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore. The painting was one of a series which Botticelli produced, taking as inspiration written descriptions by the 2nd century historian Lucian of masterpieces of Ancient Greece which had long since disappeared. The ancient painting by Apelles was called Venus Anadyomene, "Anadyomene" meaning "rising from the sea"; this title was also used for Botticelli's painting, The Birth of Venus only becoming its better known title in the 19th century.
6)Adoration of the Magi by daVinci (Florence)
The Virgin Mary and child are depicted in the foreground and form a triangular shape with the Magi kneeling in adoration. Behind them is a semicircle of accompanying figures, including what may be a self-portrait of the young Leonardo (on the far right). In the background on the left is the ruin of a pagan building, on which workmen can be seen, apparently repairing it. On the right are men on horseback fighting, and a sketch of a rocky landscape.
The ruins are a possible reference to the Basilica of Maxentius, which, according to Medieval legend, the Romans claimed would stand until a virgin gave birth. It is supposed to have collapsed on the night of Christ's birth (in fact it was not even built until a later date).
1) THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS
one of the more famous paintings by the italian renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1510 and 1511. it is located in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The picture is considered Raphael's masterpiece. The painting contains many revolutionary thinkers of the time, from Pythagoras to Socrates, from Plato to Aristotle.
2) MICHELANGELOS DAVID
David is a sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. It is 17 feet tall and made of marble. The statue represents the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. David is a nude sculpture.
3) PIETA
Also by Michelangelo. This famous work of art shows the body of Jesus on the lap of Mary after the Crucifixion.
4) Creation of Adam
Painted in 1511, Michelangelo depict a biblical story from the Book Of Genesis. This depicts God the Father breathing life into Adam, the first man. Of the 4 painted panels depicting episodes from Genesis this was the final one to be painted.
5) Birth of Venus by Botticelli (Florence)
Painted 1482–1486. The Birth of Venus is a painting by Sandro Botticelli. It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a full grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore. The painting was one of a series which Botticelli produced, taking as inspiration written descriptions by the 2nd century historian Lucian of masterpieces of Ancient Greece which had long since disappeared. The ancient painting by Apelles was called Venus Anadyomene, "Anadyomene" meaning "rising from the sea"; this title was also used for Botticelli's painting, The Birth of Venus only becoming its better known title in the 19th century.
6)Adoration of the Magi by daVinci (Florence)
The Virgin Mary and child are depicted in the foreground and form a triangular shape with the Magi kneeling in adoration. Behind them is a semicircle of accompanying figures, including what may be a self-portrait of the young Leonardo (on the far right). In the background on the left is the ruin of a pagan building, on which workmen can be seen, apparently repairing it. On the right are men on horseback fighting, and a sketch of a rocky landscape.
The ruins are a possible reference to the Basilica of Maxentius, which, according to Medieval legend, the Romans claimed would stand until a virgin gave birth. It is supposed to have collapsed on the night of Christ's birth (in fact it was not even built until a later date).