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Painters/Sculptors
unfinished- important artists and their works
| Work, type | Description | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (marble sculpture) | An angel holds a spearhead at the title nun, based on an episode from her autobiography. | Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Baroque) |
| The Sistine Madonna (oil on canvas) | Commissioned for the church of San Sisto in Piacenza. Mary and the baby Jesus stand in the clouds, flanked by the saints Sixtus and Barbara. | Raphael (Renaissance) |
| Sistine Chapel Ceiling (Fresco) | The center depicts the book of Genesis in 3 parts, and the pendentives depict the prophets who heralded the Messiah. Includes The Creation of Adam. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| David-1440s (bronze sculpture) | Commissioned by Cosimo de'Medici, The first free-standing nude since antiquity. | Donatello (Renaissance) |
| Las Meninas (oil on canvas) | A mirror reveals two of the elven figures in this piece. Infanta Margaret Theresa is in the center, with the title "maids of honor" around her. A dog as well as the artist himself are present. | Diego Velázquez (Baroque) |
| Arnolfini Portrait (The Arnolfini Wedding) (oil on oak) | One figure is is dressed in a black tabard and top hat, holding the hand of a woman dressed in green. A convex mirror, dog, and glass chandelier adorn the room. | Jan Van Eyck (Renaissance) |
| The Pietà (marble sculpture) | The body of Jesus is in the lap of Mary after being crucified. Mixes Classical beauty with modern humanism. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| Apollo and Daphne (marble sculpture) | A setting from Ovid's Metamorphasis, the woman turns into a tree to evade the man's lust for her. | Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Baroque) |
| Triumph of Galatea (fresco) | The title Nereid rides a chariot drawn by dolphins, a Triton abducts a sea nymph, and Angels with bows fly overhead. | Raphael (Renaissance) |
| David with the Head of Goliath (oil on canvas) | The victor is perturbed and pensive rather than jubilant. Has a "twin" named "David and Goliath", possibly painted at the same time. | Caravaggio (Renaissance) |
| The Ambassadors (oil on oak) | Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve meet with an anamorphic skull between them. A crucifix is visible on the top left. A bible, globes, and many devices are on the table beside them. | Hans Holbein the Younger (Renaissance) |
| Magdalene Penitent (wood sculpture) | Depicts the title biblical figure as a starving old woman clothed in hair rather than a beautiful youth. | Donatello (Renaissance) |
| Dome of Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (architecture) | The largest brick dome ever constructed, its octagonal shape held together by stone chains. | Filippo Brunelleschi (Renaissance) |
| Rucellai Madonna (tempera and gold on panel)* | Mary and baby Jesus sit in the middle, flanked by three angels on each side. | Duccio di Buosinsegna (Gothic) |
| Dresden Triptych (triptych) | The central piece contains Mary and Christ the child, with Archangel Michael and St Catherine in the outer wings. | Jan Van Eyck (Renaissance) |
| The Creation of Adam (fresco) | Part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, God reaches out his finger to the title figure who does the same. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| The Last Supper-1594 (oil on canvas) | Many secondary characters occupy this slanted view of the title event. Whispy angels emerge from the ceiling. | Jacopo Tintoretto (renaissance) |
| Venus of Urbino (oil on canvas) | Another nude Venus lays on a bed holding roses. A dog sleeps by her feet and two maids search through a chest in the background. | Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Renaissance) |
| The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (Oil on Canvas) | Men crowd around the title figure dissecting a dead criminal. Some are disgusted, others interested by him using scissors to cut an arm. | Rembrandt van Rijn (Baroque) |
| The Last Judgement (fresco) | Jesus and Mary are surrounded by the saints and below them the dead rise and are either saved or damned. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| The Storm on the Sea of Galilee | Jesus calms the titular disaster while the disciples struggle against the waves on their ship. Stolen from the Gardner Museum in 1990 | Rembrandt van Rijn (Baroque) |
| The Calling of St Matthew (oil on canvas) | Jesus, with Peter at his side, points at the title tax collector, convincing him to follow Jesus. Followed by the Martyrdom of St Matthew by the same artist. | Caravaggio (Renaissance) |
| Birth of Venus (tempera on canvas) | She stands on a scallop, Zephyr and Aura blow at her from the left, and a Horae approaches her from the right. | Sandro Botticelli (Renaissance) |
| St George (marble sculpture) | The figure stands atop a marble panel, illustrating him slaying a dragon. The figure's nose was broken by a thrown stone. | Donatello (Renaissance) |
| La rendición de Breda (The surrender of Breda) (oil on canvas) | The Dutch deliver the keys to the title city to Spinola, the Spanish general, a military victory during the Eighty Years War. | Diego Velázquez (Baroque) |
| The School of Athens (fresco) | Numerous Greek philosophers and mathematicians, including Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Archimedes, and Socrates are present. Da Vinci and Michelangelo are shown as Plato and Heraclitus. | Raphael (Renaissance) |
| Judith Beheading Holofernes (oil on canvas) | The victim, a Syrian general, turns to face his assassin while a dagger goes through his neck. From the Book of the Title Character. | Caravaggio (Renaissance) Don't confuse with Gentileschi's painting of the same name and subject |
| The Garden of Earthly Delights (triptych) | a Triptych in 3 parts: The garden of Eden is on the left, the title place in the middle, and the Last Judgement on the right. A fountain is the centerpiece of the title location. | Hieronymus Bosch (Renaissance) |
| Assumption of the Virgin (Assunta) (oil on canvas) | On the ground are apostles, above them is Mary standing on clouds, surrounded by angels. Above her is God. It is divided into three respective zones of light. | Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Renaissance) |
| The Tower of Babel (oil on wood panel) | The King Nimrod attempts to communicate with the builders of the title structure. It is shaped like a Roman ampitheater, representing Roman hubris. | Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Renaissance) |
| Mona Lisa (La Giaconda) | The title figure smiles, her hands folded on her lap. A river crosses the background. Parodied by Duchamp, Dali, Warhol, and others. A very popular target for mustache-drawing | Leonardo Da Vinci (Renaissance) |
| Annunciation (oil on canvas) | Gabriel bows to Mary while she is reading a book during the title action. | Leonardo Da Vinci (Renaissance) |
| Primavera (Spring) (tempera on panel) | A blindfolded Cupid fires arrows and Venus stands behind the others. Zephyr, Chloris, and the three graces are present. | Sandro Botticelli (Renaissance) |
| The Last Supper (1498) (fresco) | Jesus tells his apostles that one will betray him during the title event. Judas is wearing red, blue, and green and is in the shadow. | Leonardo Da Vinci (Renaissance) |
| Portrait of Innocent X (oil on canvas) | A man with a red hat and robe, sits on a red and gold chair, in front of a red background. | Diego Velázquez (Baroque) |
| Adoration of the Magi (tempera on panel) | A peacock is on the right and the Star of Bethlehem shines light on Jesus and Mary during the title event. | Sandro Botticelli (Renaissance) |
| Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (oil on canvas) | A farmer pushes a plow and horse, a shepherd tends to his flock, and the aftermath of the title event is portrayed by two flailing legs in the water. | Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Renaissance) |
| St. Peter's Baldachin (bronze sculpture) | Commissioned by Pope Urban VIII. A series of four pillars that stands over the high alar of the title Basilica. | Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Baroque) |
| Ghent Altarpiece (polyptych) | A polyptych altarpiece in St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent, it has 12 panels depicting different religious figures. Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist sit in the central 3. | Jan Van Eyck (Renaissance) |
| Il Paradiso (fresco) | Portrayed in the main hall of the Doge's Palace, it is one of the largest paintings on canvas. Gabriel reaches out to Mary, who is crowned by 7 stars, in the center near Christ. | Jacopo Tintoretto (renaissance) |
| The Rape of Proserpina (marble sculpture) | Pluto abducts the title woman, the Roman goddess of agriculture. | Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Baroque) |
| Mars and Venus (tempera on panel) | Three satyrs play with the former's armor, as he is asleep after the presumed lovemaking with the latter. A pink cloth is caught on his foot. The latter is awake and watchful. | Sandro Botticelli (Renaissance) |
| Salvator Mundi (oil on panel) | The most expensive painting ever sold at a public auction. Christ makes the sign of the cross with his right hand while holding a transparent orb in the left. | Leonardo Da Vinci (Renaissance) |
| Miracle of the Slave (Miracle of St. Mark) (oil on canvas) | One of the several episodes describing the title character, here he descends to intervene in the killing of a slave. | Jacopo Tintoretto (renaissance) |
| St Peter's Basilica (architecture) | Donato Bramante was the initial designer of the building, but he was replaced by numerous other artists who kept on dying until Michelangelo was chosen, and credited as the main contributer. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| David (Marble) | Commissioned for the Florence Cathedral for Agostino Di Duccio, but he abandoned the project. This sculptor would finish it, depicting the title figure standing nude. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| The Transfiguration | Jesus stands in the clouds with Elijah and Moses on either side. Below, the apostles attempt to rid a boy of demons. | Raphael (Renaissance) |
| The Night Watch (Oil on Canvas) | A portrait of the second militia company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and Lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburgh. One is dressed in black and the other in white. Drummers and riflemen are present behind them. | Rembrandt van Rijn (Baroque) |
| A man with a Quilted sleeve (oil on canvas) | A man leans against a desk with a blue shirt and a particularly large title part. | Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Renaissance) |
| San Lorenzo church (architecture) | Commissioned, like everything else ever, by the Medici family. The Façade was left unfinished. | Filippo Brunelleschi (Renaissance) |
| The Crucifixion of St. Peter (fresco) | Housed in the Cappella Paolina, it depicts a crowd with the title event occurring upside-down in the middle. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| St John the Evangelist (marble sculpture) | Commissioned for the Florence Cathedral, the legs are disproportionately small to accommodate the perspective. | Donatello (Renaissance) |
| The Conversion of Saul (fresco) | Jesus reaches from the clouds towards the title character during his road to Damascus. Located in the Pauline Chapel. | Michelangelo (Renaissance) |
| Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel frescoes (frescoes) | Tells the story of Mary, from her childhood on one hand of the entrance to the last judgement on the other. Commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni, who is depicted blessed during the last judgement. | Giotto di Bondone (Renaissance) |
| Cardsharps | Caravaggio | |
| Belshazzar's Feast | Rembrandt Van Rijn | |
| Descent from the Cross | Peter Paul Rubens | |
| The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt | Peter Paul Rubens | |
| The Elevation of the Cross | Peter Paul Rubens |
Created by:
Peter Z