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
Verrocchio, Andrea del (1435-1488) Madonna col Bambino e due angeli (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) c.1467–1469 Tempera on wood, 69.2 × 49.8 cm National Gallery, London The focus of this picture is the loving gaze which passes between the…
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
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)
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Madonna col Bambino e un angelo (Virgin and Child Supported by an Angel in a Garland) c.1465–1467 Tempera on wood, 112 x 74 cm Musée Fesch, Ajaccio Botticelli, like most of the artists gathered in this room, is Florentine.…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Madonna Salting (The Virgin and Child) c.1460–1469 Oil on wood, 43.2 x 34.3 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary glances down at her baby son, Christ, who clutches a pomegranate in his tiny fist. The fruit,…
Rulers: • Enrique IV, King of Castile and León (1454-1474) • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Signore di Rimini (1432-1468) Art: • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479): Madonna Salting (1460-69) • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516): Cristo morto sostenuto da due angeli (c.1465-70) • Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510): Madonna col Bambino e un…