Sandro Botticelli was born in 1445 in Florence, Italy. He became an apprentice at the age of fourteen to Fra Filippo. So he had a larger education than most of the other artists. In 1470, Sandro Botticelli created his own workshops. In 1482, Botticello created a picture called Primavera. Most of the history of this photo is unknown. What is known is that the painting had been commissioned by a member of the Medici family.

This painting is based off the love of spring and nature through mythology. The significance of this photo is that it is one of the first painting’s of the renaissance. This painting represents the end of the middle ages and the beginning of the renaissance. Each of the characters in this painting represent a god or goddess. Also, Mercury, messenger of the gods, symbolizes protection. The reason why is because in the picture he is inspecting the garden and preventing intruders from coming in. A technique used in this painting is perspective. The trees in this picture look like they are at different distances than one another. This makes a viewer focus more on the gods than the scenery. This painting is created beautifully. It shows the love of nature that some people have. The details are so precise and that helps the painting look more realistic.

Leonardo Da Vinci started painting “The Mona Lisa” in 1503 while he was in Italy. He finished this painting in 1506. “The Mona Lisa” was most likely an extremely rich merchant’s wife or one of Leonardo Da Vinci’s patron’s wife. In the age of the renaissance, the only people who had their portraits done were extremely rich or powerful people. This painting is the world’s most recognized painting of all time.

The person in this picture is unknown. The only fact known about her is that her name is Mona Lisa. It is most likely her husband was a rich merchant who paid Leonardo Da Vinci to paint her portrait. The significance of this photo is that it is the most known photo in the world. Also, it shows that only the rich and powerful could have portraits taken of them. A technique used in this picture is lighting. The lighting helps focus on Mona Lisa’s face. This painting is mysterious and that is what makes it so wonderful. The story behind this picture is still unknown. The fact that you will never know exactly who Mona Lisa is what makes it so interesting.

Raphael was mainly known for his paintings of the “Madonna”. The Madonna is another name for the Virgin Mary. He created his painting “The Madonna of the Meadow” in 1505 while he was in Florence, Italy. Raphael got many of his skills from his father and his apprentice, Perugino. His main patrons were Pope Julius II and Pope Leo. He created many paintings for the church. Many historians believe that is why most of his art is very religious and have to deal with the Virgin Mary.

This is a painting of Virgin Mary. The two children in the photo are Jesus and John the Baptist. The significance of this picture is that it shows that the main patrons for artist’s were the church. The main symbolism in this picture is that they are out in a bright landscape. This is symbolic of the Renaissance. This shows the rebirth of art and literature. Another form of symbolism is the cross that baby Jesus is holding. This symbolizes the beginning of Christianity. A technique used in this painting is shadowing. This helps make the characters faces in the picture look more realistic. This picture is fantastic. It shows the love that Mary had for Jesus. The painting also shows the love a mother has for her child.

Raphael was born in 1483 in Marche. When Raphael was only 11 years old his mother passed away and a year later his father also passed away. When he was orphaned he was taken in by his uncle. In 1504, Raphael became an apprentice to Perugino. When he began working with Perugino he began painting many different “Madonna’s”. In 1509, he painted the”Room of the Signatura”. Next, In 1512, Raphael painted his only mythology painting called, “The triumph of Galatea”. This painting was made for the Villa of Farnese. This Villa was owned by one of the richest men of the time period.

This painting is about Poseidon, the god of the sea, falling in love with the ocean goddess, Galtea. Poseidon tries to sing her a song but she laughs at him because his voice is terrible. When she is about to go away, she turns her head to laugh at him once more and is hit with cupid’s arrow. This picture shows classicism. It shows that some people in the renaissance were trying to bring back some of the greeks traits. A symbol that is used is the sea goddess, Galatea. She was used to represent beauty. A technique that this photo uses is perspective. This technique is used to make a painting look like it is not just a flat sheet but look almost three-dimensional. The painting also has it’s vanishing point on Galatea. This attracts a person’s eyes to her. This picture is interesting because it tells a story. Also, the characters bodies look extremely life-like. Which makes the painting very realistic looking.

Michelangelo was born in 1475 in Florence. During his lifetime, he was considered the greatest living artist. His career as an artist began in 1496 when he arrived in Rome. Here he was commissioned to build a life-size statue of a god named Bacchus. WHen he finished this project though, it was rejected by his commissioner. So he decided to return to Florence in 1499. When he returned he began making the “Statue of David”. This is one of his most known sculptures to this day. Later, In 1508, he began working on painting the sistine Chapel. Around 1512 is when he finally finished the painting. Around 1537 is when he added, “The Last Judgement” to the Sistine Chapel. This painting took about four or five years to compete. Finally, in 1541, he finished this painting.

This picture is based on Jesus Christ’s second coming. It also is when the people find out their fate. They either will go to Hell or they will go to Heaven. The significance of this picture is that it shows what people in the renaissance thought was going to happen. They believed that Christ would rise again and that their fate would be chosen by the hands of god. An example of symbolism in this painting is the human skin that St.Bartholomew is holding. Many historians say that Michelangelo painted his face on the skin. The face on the skin represents the torment and anguish that he faced. A technique used in this is the study of anatomy. Everyone of the characters painted in the picture is drawn with a perfect human body. This helps make his painting look more alive and realistic. This painting is stunning because of how detailed it is. Every character drawn in this picture is different from the rest. That is what makes this painting so unique.

Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1453 in Italy. At the age of fourteen, he was apprenticed by the artist Andrea de Cione. In 1478, Da Vinci was given his first commissions. The commission was to paint the altarpiece for a chapel. Around 1495, Leonardo Da Vinci began one of his most famous paintings ever. This painting was called the last supper. This was commissioned to be part of a convent in a church. Three years later, in 1498, Da Vinci had finally finished his masterpiece called the Last Supper.

This painting is based off the story of the Last supper. The last supper is a christian story about the final meal that Jesus shared with the apostles. During the meal, Jesus tells the apostles that one of them would betray him. This painting shows that the church was one of the biggest patrons in the Renaissance. It also shows that at this time most of the art was based off of religious themes. An example of symbolism in this painting would be Peter holding a dagger. This represents that he was the one who would betray Jesus. Also, the bread and wine on the table represent the body and blood of jesus. Leonardo Da Vinci uses perspective in the “Last Supper”. He uses it to make it seem like the viewer is actually in the same room as Jesus and the Apostles. He also uses it so the vanishing point is Jesus. This helps attract your eye to Jesus. This picture is extremely famous. The reason why it is famous is because of the beautiful story behind the picture. Also, because of how amazing painted the faces are on the apostles.

Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377 in Florence, Italy. He is one of the most well-known engineers in the italian renaissance. In 1398, he mastered the art of being a goldsmith. Soon, he would begin designing/engineering architecture. The first commission he received was for the for completing the dome of Florence Cathedral. This project took a lot of time to create. At the time, it was the largest dome ever built. The dome contained over four million bricks. He finally finished this project in 1436. This building still exists in modern day Florence.

The Dome of Florence Cathedral was the first big project that Filippo Brunelleschi had. When Filippo started this project, many people thought he was crazy. They thought that it was nearly impossible to build a dome that large. He proved everyone wrong by helping finish the beautiful Florence Cathedral. The significance of this building is to show the end of the middle ages and the beginning of the renaissance. The renaissance was a beginning of architectural advances. This is much beauty in the creation of this cathedral. The most beautiful thing about this cathedral is that even after hundreds of years it is still up. It shows just how great of an engineer that Filippo Brunelleschi was.

Giambologna was born in 1529 in Flanders. After studying with Jacques duBroeucq, he moved to Italy and began studying art in Rome. Much of his work was influenced by Michelangelo. The first person who commissioned him was Pope Pius IV, who asked him to created the Neptune and other figures for “Fountain of Neptune”. Florence became his home, when he settled down in 1553. He was also when of the Medici family’s most important court sculptors. He later died at the age of 79 in 1608. The statue “Hercules and the Centaur Nessus” was created in 1599. Less than 10 years before giambologna’s death. This statue is based off of Greek Mythology.

his statue is based off of greek mythology. Nessus was a centaur that tried to steal Hercule’s wife by carrying her across the river. Just as he was trying to steal her away, Hercules shot him with a poisoned arrow. As the Centaur began to die, he told hercule’s wife that his blood would keep hercule’s hers forever. Later, Hercule’s wife became jealous of a woman named Lole, so she rubbed the centaur’s blood on Hercule’s shirt. The blood was actually a poison and killed Hercules. This certain piece of art shows classicism. It shows that some people tried to bring back certain Greek and Roman traits. A technique used in this statue is the study of anatomy. Giambologna probably spent much of his time studying people’s muscles and body shapes to create this statue. This statue goes very in depth with every part of Hercule’s and Nessus’s body. This statue is wonderful because of how detailed it is. Every muscle on the statue looks perfectly sculpted on the person’s body.

Hans Holbein was born in 1497, in Germany. He later moved to Switzerland. He was mainly known for painting religious subjects. It was hard for Holbein to find work, so in 1526 he moved to England. Shortly after that, he painted a picture of Thomas More’s family. Thomas More was impressed with how realistic the painting was that he told friends about the artist. Eventually, other wealthy people commissioned him to make their portraits. Later on, King Henry asked him to be one of the artist’s that paint the royal family. Hans is also a Northern Renaissance artist. “The Ambassadors” was painted in 1533. This picture was made for the ambassador of King Henry VIII’s court.

This is a painting of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve. Jean de Dinteville, a french diplomat, was painted in this picture while he was the french ambassador of London. While Georges de Selve was a bishop from 1526 until 1540. This picture was created during a huge political battle. It was created at the start of the Reformation. A reformation was when people began to want to change the abuse/control the church had over the people. There is a spot on the painting that looks like a smear. The smear is actually a distorted skull. Historians believe that the skull represents “Memento mori”. Memento mori is the latin phrase meaning, “remember thou shall die”. A technique used in this painting would be shading. Shading helps makes paintings more realistic. If you look at the man’s cheeks in the picture, you see it is shadowed. This helps make the man look more life-like. This is a stunning picture for many reason. Mainly because of the symbolism in it. The symbolism is like a hidden secret and you have to figure it out to find the picture’s meaning.

Hugo Van Der Goes was born in Ghent in 1440. In 1467, he became a member of the Painters’ guild of Ghent. He was known to suffer from a mental illness. The type of illness is unknown. Hugo Van der Goes suffered from a nervous breakdown in 1481. He recovers from this but dies within the next year. There is not much information known about Hugo Van der Goes. There is no known date as to when the “Fall of Adam” painting was created.Most historians believed it was closer to the end of his life. Most likely after 1479, the painting was created. This certain piece is not from the Italian Renaissance, but the Northern Renaissance.

This painting is based off the christian story of Adam and Eve. The story of Adam and Eve is about the origin of sin. It is said that god created man, Adam. Adam feels lonely, so god creates woman, Eve. The both of them live in paradise, where there is only one rule. The rule is that they cannot eat the apples off of the tree of knowledge. The serpent persuades Eve to eat from the tree. She persuades Adam to do the same. This is how christians believe sin began. The significance of this story is to show how much power the church had over the people. It also shows how religious people were back in the times of the renaissance. In the picture, there is a half snake/half man creature. This represents the serpent in the story of Adam and Eve. The serpent represents evil. He also represents the beginning of sin. A technique used in this painting is perspective. As you can tell the trees look closer and farther away at certain points in the picture. Also, with perspective there is a vanishing point. In this picture the vanishing point is Eve. This attracts your eye to her. This picture is beautiful because it shows what an actual human body looks like. It helps make everything so much more realistic.