1. Greek and Roman Art The ancient Greeks created sculptural works with a beauty that has never been surpassed. The Romans, who came to dominate the Greeks, had great admiration for Greek sculptures. The Romans transported thousands of their sculptures to Rome to decorate their villas and public places. The Romans copied those Greek sculpture masterpieces and in a similar style the Romans also created great sculptures of their own.

2. Coloseum Rome

3. Middle Ages Loss of the arts.

4. Christ in Majesty with Apostles St. Genis 1019 - 1020

5. Renaissance “Rebirth” The renewal of the Greek and Roman Traditions

6. The “Turtles” 14501550 15001400 1600 Donatello 1386 - 1466 DaVinci 1452 - 1519 Michelangelo 1475 - 1564 Raphael 1483 - 1520

7. Donatello 1386-1466 Early Renaissance David 1408-1409 Saint George 1417

8. Leonardo DaVinci (1452 – 1519) DaVinci, Drawing of a Woman’s Torso The MICROCOSM Like the pentagram, the human body consists of a central torso with five appendages. Leonardo da Vinci demonstrated this very well in his drawing of a human form inside a circle, thus demonstrating the beautiful symmetry of the body.Leonardo da Vinci

9. Mona Lisa Oil on Canvas, Louvre Virgin of the Rocks Oil on Canvas, Louvre

10. Michelangelo (1475 – 1564) Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Rome, Fresco

11. Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Rome, Fresco

12. Basilica di San Pietro: I - Michelangelo: Pietà

13. David, 1501-1504

14. Raphael(1483 – 1520) Madonna with the Goldfinch 1505-1506, Oil on Canvas Philosophy 1509 – 1511, Fresco

15. Baldassare Castiglione 1514 Oil on Wood, Louvre