Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) The Annunciation c.1465–1470 Oil on wood, 186.1 x 114.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York One of the largest surviving depictions of the Annunciation, this imposing painting was most likely commissioned by Ferry de Clugny, whose family coat…
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Cristo morto sostenuto da due angeli (The Dead Christ supported by Two Angels) c.1465–1470 Oil on wood, 95 × 71.7 cm National Gallery, London This type of image of Christ after his death – close up, showing his…
Robbia, Luca della (1400-1482) Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) c.1460–1470 Glazed terracotta, 111.2 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Donatello (1386-1466) & workshop Madonna col Bambino (Madonna and Child) 1466 Terra cotta relief, in painted decor with gilt carved wood bracket, 56.5 x 40.6 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Donatello was the leading sculptor in Florence during the fifteenth century when…
Piero della Francesca (c.1416-1492) Madonna col Bambino e quattro angeli (Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Angels) c.1460–1470 Oil on panel, transferred to fabric on panel, 107.8 x 78.4 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475) Caccia notturna (The Hunt in the Forest) c.1465–1470 Tempera and oil, with traces of gold, on panel, 73.3 x 177 cm Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
(1386–1466) Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi The artist’s works: David 1408–1409 Museo del Bargello, Firenze San Giorgio 1416–1417 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Marzocco 1418–1420 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Banchetto di Erode c.1435 Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille David c.1440 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Madonna col…
Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) David c.1466–1469 Partially gilded bronze, 125 cm Museo del Bargello, Firenze See also: • Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Madonna Greca (The Greek Madonna) c.1465–1470 Oil on panel, 84 x 64 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano The so-called ‘Greek Madonna’ by Giovanni Bellini takes its nickname from the Greek μήτηρ Θεού, seen at the top of…
(1466–1560) Andrea Doria in Art: Bronzino (1503-1572) Andrea Doria come Nettuno c.1545–1546 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Born November 30 1466 Oneglia (Italia) Died November 25 1560 Genova (Italia) Occupation Admiral Condottiero