At the turn of the 15th century, Italy was flourishing with humanist art. At this time, patrons like the Catholic Church and the Medici family in Florence employed some of the most talented artists the world has ever seen. Art was becoming a cultural staple in Italy, and there is no shortage of magnificent and over the top art from this time period.
Donatello, Saint Mark, 1411-1413, Marble 7’9″, Or San Michele
Lorenzo Ghiberti, Gates of Paradise, 1425-52, Gilded bronze, Baptistery of San Giovanni Florence
Nanni di Banco, Four Crowned Saints, 1410-16, Marble- 6′, Or San Michele Florence
Gentile da Fabriano, Madonna of Humility, 1420-23, Tempera on panel, Pisa
Massachio, Tribute Money, 1424-27, Fresco, Brancacci Chapel Florence
Michelozzo di Bartolommeo, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, 1445, Florence
Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with Angels, 1460, Tempera on wood, 1460-65, Uffizi Florence
Pierro della Francesca, Resurrection, 1463-1465, Fresco, Palazzo Comunale, Borgo San Sepolcro
Leon Battista Alberti, Church of Sant’ Andrea, 1472, Mantua Italy
Piero della Francesca, Battista Sforza and Federico da Montefeltro, 1472-74, Oil and tempera on wood, Uffizi Florence
Andrea del Verrocchio, Barolommeo Colleoni, 1480-1496,
Venice
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Giovanna Tornabuoni, 1488, Oil and tempera on wood, Madrid
Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1484-86, Tempera on canvas, Uffizi Florence
Andrea Mantegna, Dead Christ, 1500, Tempera on canvas, Milan
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