Italy 20-22

By AndyCab
  • Period: May 7, 1450 to

    Italy 20-22

  • Virgin of the Rocks
    May 7, 1485

    Virgin of the Rocks

    Leonardo da VinciVirgin of the RocksAltarpiece for San Francesco GrandeMilan, Italyca. 1485 Patron: Confraternity of the Immaculate ConceptionOil on wood (now transferred to canvas) approx. 6’ 3” x 3’ 7”Chiaroscuro Sfumato
  • Last Supper
    May 7, 1498

    Last Supper

    Leonardo da VinciThe Last SupperRefectory of Santa Maria delle GrazieMilan, Italy1495-1498Tempera and oil on plaster15'2" x 28'10"
  • David
    May 7, 1504

    David

    MichelangeloDavid1501–1504Florence, ItalyPatron: Republic of FlorenceMarble 17’ high w/o the pedestal
  • The Small Cowper Madonna
    May 7, 1505

    The Small Cowper Madonna

    RaphaelThe Small Cowper MadonnaProbably FlorenceItalyc. 1505Oil on wood panel23 3/8 x 17 3/8"
  • The Tempest
    May 7, 1506

    The Tempest

    GiorgioneThe Tempestc. 1506Venice, ItalyOil on canvas32 x 28 ¾"Poesia: painted poem
  • The Pastoral Concert (Allegory on the Invention of Pastoral Poetry)
    May 7, 1510

    The Pastoral Concert (Allegory on the Invention of Pastoral Poetry)

    TitianThe Pastoral Concert (Allegory on the Invention of Pastoral Poetry)c. 1510Venice, ItalyOil on canvas41 ¼ x 54 ¾“Poesie: painted poems
  • Philosophy
    May 7, 1511

    Philosophy

    RaphaelPhilosophy (School of Athens)Stanza della Segnatura (Room of the Signature) Papal Apartments, Vatican Palace, Rome, Italy1509–1511FrescoPatron: Pope Julius II Gravitas
  • Sistine Chapel Ceiling
    May 7, 1512

    Sistine Chapel Ceiling

    MichelangeloSistine Chapel Ceiling Patron: Pope Julius IIVatican City, Rome, Italy1508-1512Fresco8 spandrals and lunettes over the windows: Ancestors of Jesus Between the pilasters: prophets and siybls: Old Testament and Pagan figures who prophesied the coming of Christ 9 paintings from the Genesis: God's Creation of the WorldGod's Relationship with Mankind (Adam and Eve) Man's Fall from Grace (Expulsion to Flood)Framed by Ignudi
  • Christ's Charge To Peter
    May 7, 1517

    Christ's Charge To Peter

    Shop of Pieter van AelstChrist's Charge To PeterTapestry After Raphael’s designBrussels, FlandersPatron: Pope Leo XWoven 1517 and installed 1519 in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican, RomeTapestry of wool and silk with silver-gilt wrapped threads
  • Entombment
    May 7, 1528

    Entombment

    PontormoEntombment1525-1528ManneristAltarpiece in Capponi Chapel (Chapel designed by Brunelleschi, 1419-1423)Church of Santa Felicita, FlorenceOil and tempera on wood panel
  • Assumption of the Virgin
    May 7, 1530

    Assumption of the Virgin

    CorreggioAssumption of the Virginc. 1526-1530ManneristFrescoDome of the Parma CathedralParma, Italy.
  • Madonna with the Long Neck
    May 7, 1535

    Madonna with the Long Neck

    Parmigianino Madonna with the Long Neckca. 1535ItalyManneristOil on wood
  • Venus of Urbino
    May 7, 1538

    Venus of Urbino

    TitianVenus of Urbino1538Venice, Italy. Patron: Guidobaldo II della Rovere, the Duke of UrbinoOil on canvas 4’ x 5’ 6”Colorito
  • Last Judgement
    May 7, 1541

    Last Judgement

    MichelangeloLast JudgmentAltar wall of the Sistine ChapelVatican City, Rome, Italy1534–1541Later Renaissance: ManneristPatron: Pope Clement VII and Paul IIIFresco
  • Saltcellar of Francis I
    May 7, 1543

    Saltcellar of Francis I

    Benvenuto CelliniSaltcellar of Francis I1543ManneristPatron: Francis IOriginally designed for Cardinal Ippolito d’EsteGold with enamel, ebony, precious stonesHand-hammered (not cast)Concietto
  • Bernardino Campi painting Sofonisba Anguissola
    May 7, 1555

    Bernardino Campi painting Sofonisba Anguissola

    Sofonisba AnguissolaBernardino Campi painting Sofonisba Anguissolalate 1550s Italy oil on canvas
  • Feast in the House of Levi (orig. The Last Supper)
    May 7, 1573

    Feast in the House of Levi (orig. The Last Supper)

    VeroneseFeast in the House of Levi (orig. The Last Supper)For the monestary refectory of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy1573Oil on canvas18'3" x 42’Counter-Reformation/Inquisition
  • Church of Il Gesú

    Church of Il Gesú

    Giacomo della Porta and VignolaChurch of Il Gesúc. 1573-1584Late Renaissance/Proto-BaroqueRomePatrons: Jesuit Order and Cardinal Allesandro Farnese
  • The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    TintorettoThe Last Supper1592-1594Oil on canvasChurch of San Giorgio MaggioreVenice, Italy12' x 18'8”Counter-Reformation
  • Bacchus

    Bacchus

    CaravaggioBacchus1595-1596Rome, ItalyOil on canvas37 x 33 ½"
  • The Calling of St. Matthew

    The Calling of St. Matthew

    CaravaggioThe Calling of St. Matthew1599-1600Contarelli Chapel,Rome, Italyoil on canvasCounter-Reformation: Jesus calls Levi, the tax collector, to join the apostles: he becomes St MatthewTenebrism
  • St. Peter's

    St. Peter's

    Old St. Peter’s Basilica, 4th centuryDemolished by Pope Julius II, 15022. BramantePlan for New Saint Peter's, 1506For Pope Julius II3. MichelangeloPlan for New Saint Peter’s, c. 1546For Pope Paul III4. Carlo MadernoNew St Peter’s 1607-1612 (Baroque)For Pope Pope Paul VVatican City, Rome, Italy
  • David

    David

    BerniniDavid1623Baroque/Counter-ReformationRome, ItalyMarble, approx. 5’ 7” high.Patron: nephew of Pope Paul V
  • Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

    Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

    Artemisia GentileschiSelf-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting 1630ItalyOil on canvas 38 x 29" Cesare Ripa’s Iconologia (1593)Caravaggisti
  • Baldacchino for St. Peters

    Baldacchino for St. Peters

    BerniniBaldacchino for St PetersVatican City, Rome, Italy1624–1633Gilded bronze, approx. 100’ high."belle composto"
  • Landscape With St. Matthew and the Angel

    Landscape With St. Matthew and the Angel

    PoussinLandscape With St. Matthew and the Angel 1639-1640Patron: secretary of Pope Urban VIII (French painter working in Italy)Oil on canvas39 x 53 1/8"History Painting: ClassicismPastoral
  • The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and Fall of the Damned

    The Triumph of the Name of Jesus and Fall of the Damned

    Giovanni Battista GaulliThe Triumph of the Name of Jesus and Fall of the Damned1672-85Church of Il Gesú, Rome (note that the exterior of this church is a required work from Chap. 20)Counter-ReformationFresco with stucco figures
  • View of the Pantheon

    View of the Pantheon

    PiranesiView of the Pantheon, Rome, from Views of Rome1756Print: Etchingvedute