Early Italian Renaissance Quattrocento 1400s
Artist: n/a Title: Fifteenth-Century Italy Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a
Linear Perspective Arrives! Artist: Perugino Title: The Delivery of the Keys to Saint Peter, Schematic Drawing Showing the Orthogonals and Vanishing Point Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a
Quattrocento Architecture
Dome of Florence Cathedral (AKA Brunelleschi’s Dome) 1417–36; Filippo Brunelleschi Dome of Florence Cathedral (AKA Brunelleschi’s Dome) 1417–36; Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi Title: Dome of Florence Cathedral Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: 1417–36; lantern completed 1471; the gallery, 1515 Source/ Museum: n/a
Foundling Hospital, Florence Designed 1419; built 1421-44 Filippo Brunelleschi Foundling Hospital, Florence Designed 1419; built 1421-44 Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi Title: Foundling Hospital, Florence Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: Designed 1419; built 1421–44 Source/ Museum: Italy
Detail of Terra-Cotta Medallion Andrea della Robbia Detail of Terra-Cotta Medallion Artist: Andrea della Robbia Title: Detail of Terra-Cotta Medallion Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a
Filippo Brunelleschi Pazzi Chapel 1442-65 Florence, Italy
Filippo Brunelleschi; continued by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Nave, Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, : c. 1421–28, 1442–70 Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi; continued by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Title: Nave, Church of San Lorenzo, Florence Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: c. 1421–28, nave (designed 1434?) 1442–70 Source/ Museum: n/a
Church of San Lorenzo, Florence. Artist: Filippo Brunelleschi Title: Church of San Lorenzo, Florence. (Includes later additions and modifications) Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a
Michelozzo di Bartolomeo, Façade, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence 1446 Rusticated first level Artist: Attributed to Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Title: Façade, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: Begun 1446 Source/ Museum: n/a
Palazzo Rucellai, Florence. 1455–58; never finished Leon Battista Alberti Palazzo Rucellai, Florence. 1455–58; never finished Stringcourse Pilasters Beveled stones Artist: Leon Battista Alberti Title: Palazzo Rucellai, Florence. Left Five Bays. Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: 1455–58; later extended but never finished Source/ Museum: n/a
Church of Sant’Andrea, Mantua Designed 1470, begun 1472 Leon Battista Alberti Church of Sant’Andrea, Mantua Designed 1470, begun 1472 1st use of triumphal arch since Ancient Rome Artist: Leon Battista Alberti Title: Façade, Church of Sant’Andrea, Mantua Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: Designed 1470, begun 1472 Source/ Museum: n/a
Nave, Church of Sant’Andrea, Mantua Vault width 60’ Designed 1470 Leon Battista Alberti Nave, Church of Sant’Andrea, Mantua Vault width 60’ Designed 1470 Artist: Leon Battista Alberti Title: Nave, Church of Sant’Andrea, Mantua Medium: n/a Size: Vault width 60' (18.3 m) Date: Designed 1470 Source/ Museum: n/a
Contarini Palace 1421–37 Guess where? Artist: n/a Title: Contarini Palace, known as the Ca' d’Oro, Venice Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: 1421–37 Source/ Museum: n/a
Quattrocento Sculpture
Sacrifice of Isaac, 1401-1403, bronze Left: Brunelleschi Right: Ghiberti
Gates of Paradise (East Doors), Baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence Lorenzo Ghiberti Gates of Paradise (East Doors), Baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence Gilt bronze height 15' (4.57 m) 1425–52 Artist: Lorenzo Ghiberti Title: Gates of Paradise (East Doors), Baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence Medium: Gilt bronze Size: height 15' (4.57 m) Date: 1425–52 Source/ Museum: Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence
Lorenzo Ghiberti Jacob and Esau , panel of the Gates of Paradise (East Doors), Baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence Gilt bronze 1425–52 Artist: Lorenzo Ghiberti Title: Jacob and Esau, panel of the Gates of Paradise (East Doors), Baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence Medium: Gilt bronze Size: 31¼" (79 cm) square Date: c. 1435 Source/ Museum: Formerly on the Baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence / Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi Artist: n/a Title: Courtyard with Sgraffito Decoration, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence Medium: n/a Size: n/a Date: Begun 1446 Source/ Museum: n/a Sgraffito decoration Palazzo Medici-Riccardi
The Four Crowned Martyrs Marble height of figures 6’ c. 1409–17 Nanni di Banco The Four Crowned Martyrs Marble height of figures 6’ c. 1409–17 Orsanmichele, Florence (photographed before removal of figures to museum) Artist: Nanni di Banco Title: The Four Crowned Martyrs Medium: Marble Size: height of figures 6' (1.83 m) Date: c. 1409–17 Source/ Museum: Orsanmichele, Florence (photographed before removal of figures to museum)
Equestrian Monument of Erasmo Da Narni (Gattamelata) Bronze Donatello Equestrian Monument of Erasmo Da Narni (Gattamelata) Bronze height approx. 12'2” 1443–53 Piazza del Santo, Padua Artist: Donatello Title: Equestrian Monument of Erasmo Da Narni (Gattamelata) Medium: Bronze Size: height approx. 12'2" (3.71 m) Date: 1443–53 Source/ Museum: Piazza del Santo, Padua
Donatello David, bronze 1420s-60s Florence Meant for a Medici palace, not for public viewing Artist: Title: David Medium: Bronze Size: height 5' 2¼" (1.58 m) Date: c. 1446–60(?) Source/ Museum: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Polychromy and gold on wood height 6'1" 1450s(?) Donatello Mary Magdalen Polychromy and gold on wood height 6'1" 1450s(?) Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence Artist: Donatello Title: Mary Magdalen Medium: Polychromy and gold on wood Size: height 6'1" (1.85 m) Date: 1450s(?) Source/ Museum: Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Florence
(Bronze cast by Alessandro Leopardi) Andrea del Verrocchio. (Bronze cast by Alessandro Leopardi) Equestrian Monument of Bartolommeo Colleoni Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice Bronze height approx. 13' Clay model 1486–88; cast after 1490; placed 1496 Artist: Andrea del Verrocchio. Bronze cast by Alessandro Leopardi Title: Equestrian Monument of Bartolommeo Colleoni, Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice Medium: Bronze Size: height approx. 13' (4 m) Date: Clay model 1486–88; cast after 1490; placed 1496 Source/ Museum: n/a
Antonio del Pollaiuolo Hercules and Antaeus Bronze height with base 18” c. 1475 Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence Artist: Antonio del Pollaiuolo Title: Hercules and Antaeus Medium: Bronze Size: height with base 18" (45.7 cm) Date: c. 1475 Source/ Museum: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Quattrocento Painting & Print
Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi (detail), tempura on panel, 1423 Int’l Gothic Style
Trinity with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, and Donors Fresco Masaccio Trinity with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, and Donors Fresco 21' X 10"5” c. 1425–27/28 Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence Artist: Masaccio Title: Trinity with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, and Donors Medium: Fresco Size: 21' X 10"5" (6.4 X 3.2 m) Date: c. 1425–27/28 Source/ Museum: Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Artist: Frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino (1426–27) and Filippino Lippi (lower register) (c. 1482–84) Title: Interior of the Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence Medium: Frescoes Size: n/a Date: n/a Source/ Museum: n/a
The Expulsion From Paradise Fresco 7' X 2' 11” c. 1427 Masaccio The Expulsion From Paradise Fresco 7' X 2' 11” c. 1427 Brancacci Chapel Artist: Masaccio Title: The Expulsion From Paradise Medium: Fresco Size: 7' X 2' 11" (214 X 90 cm) Date: c. 1427 Source/ Museum: Brancacci Chapel
Masaccio, The Tribute Money, Fresco 8'1" X 19'7” c. 1427, Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence Artist: Masaccio Title: The Tribute Money Medium: Fresco Size: 8'1" X 19'7" (1.87 X 1.57 m) Date: c. 1427 Source/ Museum: Brancacci Chapel
Paolo Uccello, The Battle of San Romano, Tempera on wood panel 6' X 10" 7” 1438–40 Commissioned for private Florentine Residence Artist: Paolo Uccello Title: The Battle of San Romano Medium: Tempera on wood panel Size: approx. 6' X 10" 7" (1.83 X 3.23 m) Date: 1438–40 Source/ Museum: National Gallery, London. Reproduced by courtesy of the Trustees
Fra Angelico, Annunciation, Fresco, 7’½" X 19'6”, c Fra Angelico, Annunciation, Fresco, 7’½" X 19'6”, c. 1438–45, Monastery of San Marco, Florence Artist: Fra Angelico Title: Annunciation Medium: Fresco Size: 7' ½" X 19'6" (230 X 297 m) Date: c. 1438–45 Source/ Museum: North Corridor, Monastery of San Marco, Florence
16' x 32’, 1447, Refectory, Convent of Sant’Apollonia, Florence Andrea del Castagno The Last Supper Fresco 16' x 32’, 1447, Refectory, Convent of Sant’Apollonia, Florence Artist: Andrea del Castagno Title: The Last Supper Medium: Fresco Size: approx. 16' 32' (4.6 X 9.8 m) Date: 1447 Source/ Museum: Refectory, Convent of Sant’Apollonia, Florence
Recognition and Proving of the True Cross Fresco, 11'8" X 24'6” Piero della Francesca Recognition and Proving of the True Cross Fresco, 11'8" X 24'6” San Francesco, Arezzo Artist: Piero della Francesca Title: Recognition and Proving of the True Cross Medium: Fresco Size: 11'8" X 24'6" (3.56 X 7.47 m) Date: 1450s Source/ Museum: San Francesco, Arezzo
Piero della Francesca Resurrection fresco c.1463 Palazzo Comunale, San Sepulcro, Italy
each 18 ½ X 13”, c. 1474, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Piero della Francesca, Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro, Oil on wood pane,l each 18 ½ X 13”, c. 1474, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Artist: Piero della Francesca Title: Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro Medium: Oil on wood panel Size: each 18 ½ X 13" (47 X 33 cm) Date: c. 1474 Source/ Museum: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Andrea Mantegna Room of the Newlyweds Frescoes 1465–74 Diameter of false oculus 8'9” room 62' 6" square 1465–74 Ducal Palace, Mantua Artist: Andrea Mantegna Title: Camera Picta Medium: Frescoes Size: Diameter of false oculus 8'9" (2.7 m) room 62' 6" square (8 X 5 m square) Date: 1465–74 Source/ Museum: Ducal Palace, Mantua
Perugino, The Delivery of the Keys to Saint Peter, Fresco Linear perspective Perugino, The Delivery of the Keys to Saint Peter, Fresco 11'5½" X 18' 8½”, 1481 On the right wall of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome Artist: Perugino Title: The Delivery of the Keys to Saint Peter Medium: Fresco Size: 11'5½" X 18' 8½" (3.48 X 5.70 m) Date: 1481 Source/ Museum: On the right wall of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Rome
Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, Tempera and gold on canvas 5'8⅞" X 9' 1⅞" c. 1484–86, Uffizi, Florence Artist: Sandro Botticelli Title: Birth of Venus Medium: Tempera and gold on canvas Size: 5'8⅞" X 9' 1⅞" (1.8 X 2.8 m) Date: c. 1484–86 Source/ Museum: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Sandro Botticelli, Primavera, Tempera on wood panel 6’8” x 10’4” c. 1482 , Uffizi, Florence Artist: Sandro Botticelli Title: Primavera Medium: Tempera on wood panel Size: 6'8" X 10'4" (2.03 X 3.15 m) Date: c. 1482 Source/ Museum: Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Birth of the Virgin, fresco, 1485, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds, Sassetti Chapel Panel, Altarpiece, Santa Trinità, Florence Domenico Ghirlandaio 1485 Artist: Domenico Ghirlandaio Title: Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds, Sassetti Chapel Panel, Altarpiece, Santa Trinità, Florence Medium: n/a Size: 65¾" square (1.67 m square) Date: 1485 Source/ Museum: n/a
Commissioned for the Chapel of the Hospital of San Giobbe, Venice Gentile Bellini Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Job, Dominic, Sebastian, and Louis of Toulouse (Computer reconstruction) 15'4" X 8'4” c. 1478 Commissioned for the Chapel of the Hospital of San Giobbe, Venice Artist: Gentile Bellini Title: Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Francis, John the Baptist, Job, Dominic, Sebastian, and Louis of Toulouse (Computer reconstruction) Medium: Oil on wood panel Size: 15'4" X 8'4" (4.67 X 2.54 m) Date: c. 1478 Source/ Museum: Commissioned for the Chapel of the Hospital of San Giobbe, Venice / Galleria dell’Accademia, Venice. The original frame is in the Chapel of the Hospital of San Giobbe, Venice. c. 1478
Gentile Bellini, Saint Francis In Ecstasy Oil and tempera on wood panel 49 x 55⅞" c. 1470’s Artist: Gentile Bellini Title: Saint Francis In Ecstasy Medium: Oil and tempera on wood panel Size: 49 x 55⅞" (125 X 142 cm) Date: c. 1470’s Source/ Museum: Frick Collection, New York
Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Battle of 10 Naked Men, Engraving, 15 ⅛ X 23¼“, c. 1465–70 Artist: Antonio del Pollaiuolo Title: Battle of the Nudes Medium: Engraving Size: 15 ⅛ X 23¼" (38.3 X 59 cm) Date: c. 1465–70 Source/ Museum: Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio. Bequest of Herbert Greer French. 1943.118