Art & Architechture

  • Feb 18, 1400

    Rise of Humanism

    Humanism is when people thought that they should be able to think and believe what they want to believe. Humanism was in direct conflict with the church.
  • Feb 18, 1400

    Oil Paints Introduced

    Oil paints are mixtures of powdered pigments and walnut oil. They are very slow to dry.
  • Feb 18, 1435

    David

    Donatello was the first artist to sculpt in bronze. Donatello was said to be the greatest artist and sculptor of the time in Italy.
  • Feb 18, 1435

    Linear Perspective

    Linear perspective is a mathematical way of putting 3D on paper.This was invented by Brunelleschi.
  • Feb 18, 1436

    Brunelleschi's Dome

    The dome is a crown to the cathedral. The dome is named after Fillipo Brunelleschi.
  • Feb 18, 1500

    High renaissance

    This is the shift in artistic styles. Titian, from Italy is called the Master of Color.
  • Feb 18, 1505

    Adoration of the Shepherds.

    The picture shows baby Jesus with the shepherds and Mary. Giovanni Agostino da Lodi was the artist.
  • Feb 18, 1512

    Michaelangelo's Chapel

    This is a painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michaelangelo was a self-taught painter and painted this for the pope.
  • Feb 18, 1516

    Mona Lisa

    Leonardo Davinci painted the Mona Lisa. Some people believe that it is him in disguise.
  • Feb 18, 1550

    Adoration of the Magi

    There are two versions of "Adoration of the Magi". The painting is based on the Psalms and New Testament in the Bible.