High Renaissance and Baroque Timeline

  • Period: 1490 to 1527

    High Renaissance

    High Renaissance had naturalism, symmetry and balance, references to classical antiquity. There is humanism and civic duty during this time.
  • High Renaissance - Mona Lisa, Oil on poplar panel 30” x 21”
    1503

    High Renaissance - Mona Lisa, Oil on poplar panel 30” x 21”

    The Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci is high renaissance because of the symmetry and balance, she is right in the middle of the painting.
  • High Renaissance - Creation of Adam,  9ft 2in x 18ft 8in
    1508

    High Renaissance - Creation of Adam, 9ft 2in x 18ft 8in

    The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo is high renaissance because of the balance and symmetry. As well as naturalism because of the bodies.
  • Period: to

    Dutch Baroque

    Dutch Baroque included realism and everyday life. There are genre senses, seascapes, portraits. You will also see the use of light
  • Period: to

    Spanish Baroque

    The Spanish Baroque had catholic imagery as well as mythological imagery. There is also deep tenebrism and a focus on everyday life and royal propaganda.
  • Spanish Baroque - Las Meninas, 10’5” x 9’ ½”

    Spanish Baroque - Las Meninas, 10’5” x 9’ ½”

    Las Meninas is painting of everyday life and it is royal propaganda. The painting also has naturalism.
  • Dutch Baroque - View of Delft, Oil on canvas

    Dutch Baroque - View of Delft, Oil on canvas

    View of Delft is dutch baroque because it is a landscape painting, and it shows everyday life. You can also see the use of light and shadows in the water.
  • Dutch Baroque - Girl with the Red Hat, oil on panel

    Dutch Baroque - Girl with the Red Hat, oil on panel

    Girl with a Red Hat shows the use of light by the side of her face. The painting also shows realism in the girls face.
  • Spanish Baroque - Saint Rose of Lima, Oil on canvas

    Spanish Baroque - Saint Rose of Lima, Oil on canvas

    The Saint Rose of Lima is Spanish Baroque because of the tenebrism you see on the bottom half. The painting also has religious imagery.