ART OF RENAISSANCE EUROPE:
THE TITANIC WORKS OF LEONARDO AND RAPHAEL
Man. A sketching by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) and symbol of the Renaissance Era
Leonardo was curious about everything- here he sketches the biologics of prenatal life
Obsessed with the mechanics of flight, he sketches a bird's wing.
Leonardo made sketches for flying and driving machines- predating
Mister Ford and Messers Wright by about 400 years
He even dreamt of flying in the cosmos, predating spaceflight by about 450 years
The first famous self-portrait was this sketching by Leonardo
Yet, one of Leonardo's portraits is much more famous. The great Mona Lisa, a
benchmark from his time until our own- maybe the most recognized painting in the world.
And here is the Virgin of the Rocks
Finally, the famous and now with the Da Vinci Code, controversial painting of 'The Last Supper'
Copied and restored by a later master, here is what the battered original looked like when painted
And now the best from Raphael (1483-1520) of Urbino, another titan of Renaissance art
Raphael's answer to the Sistine Chapel, covering the Pope's library in the Vatican
St. Michael the Archangel is called upon to defend against the beast
Raphael's Historical Scenes
Here Jesus makes good on the promise of the multitude of fish caught
Christ giving St. Peter the 'Keys to the Kingdom' - making him the first pope
Raphael's Crucifixion, almost otherworldly, gives Christ a realistic body
An astounding picture of 'The Liberation of St. Peter,' as Christ's being enters the prison he is rotting in
The Vision of Constantine: A cross of fire and a message, 'In this sign, conquer.' Early 300's
The historical encounter between Pope Leo and Atilla the Hun in the mid 400's
Raphael's historical painting of Charlemagne's coronation on Christmas Day, 800
Raphael's Decorations of the Vatican Library
The famed, 'School of Athens' showing Raphael's (and the Renaissance) appreciation of the Greeks
Plato and Aristotle are in the middle, with Euclid, Socrates and the dramatists in the fore
A detail of the painting, Plato and Aristotle
The answer to Greek worldly knowledge is this 'Disputation,' showing the heavenly knowledge
God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit (the dove) are shown in vertical order at center, with the pope underneath
Globulate to the next Renaissance Titan, Michaelangelo------>
