1480

.Rulers: • Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (1474-1489) • Fernando II, King of Sicily (1468-1516) • Fernando II, King of Castile and León (1475-1504) • Fernando II, King of Aragón, Majorca, Sardinia and Valencia (1479-1516) • Fernando II, Count of…

Ritratto di Ginevra de’ Benci (c.1474-1478)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Ritratto di Ginevra de’ Benci (Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci) c.1474–1478 Oil on panel 38.1 x 37 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This square portrait shows the head and shoulders of a young woman in front…

1474

Rulers: • Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (1474-1489) • Enrique IV, King of Castile and León (1454-1474) • Fernando II, King of Sicily (1468-1516) • Isabel I, Queen of Castile and León (1474-1504) • Lorenzo I de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1469-1492) Births: •…

Adorazione dei Magi (c.1482)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) c.1482 Drawing in charcoal, watercolour ink and oil on wood, 244 x 240 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze A document from July 1481 states that Leonardo da Vinci had received a…

1482

Rulers: • Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (1474-1489) • Fernando II, King of Sicily (1468-1516) • Fernando II, King of Castile and León (1475-1504) • Fernando II, King of Aragón, Majorca, Sardinia and Valencia (1479-1516) • Fernando II, Count of…

1481

Rulers: • Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (1474-1489) • Fernando II, King of Sicily (1468-1516) • Fernando II, King of Castile and León (1475-1504) • Fernando II, King of Aragón, Majorca, Sardinia and Valencia (1479-1516) • Fernando II, Count of…

Annunciazione (c.1472)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Annunciazione (Annunciation) c.1472 Oil on panel, 90 x 222 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze A flourishing enclosed garden, in front of a Renaissance palace, evokes the hortus conclusus that alludes to the purity of Mary. Archangel Gabriel…

1472

Rulers: • Enrique IV, King of Castile and León (1454-1474) • Fernando II, King of Sicily (1468-1516) • Lorenzo I de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1469-1492) Births: • Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) • Montefeltro, Guidobaldo da (1472-1508) Art: • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479): Ritratto d’uomo (c.1472-76)…

Madonna Benois (1478-1480)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Madonna Benois 1478–1480 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 49.5 x 33 cm Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg One of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance era, Leonardo da Vinci combined the talents of artist and scientist, inventor…

1478

Rulers: • Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus (1474-1489) • Fernando II, King of Sicily (1468-1516) • Fernando II, King of Castile and León (1475-1504) • Isabel I, Queen of Castile and León (1474-1504) • Lorenzo I de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1469-1492) Births:…