BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoCathedral of Florence, ITBasilica di Santa Maria del Fiore1420-36

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoCathedral of Florence, ITBasilica di Santa Maria del Fiore1420-36

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoCathedral of Florence, ITBasilica di Santa Maria del Fiore1420-36

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoOspedale degli Innocenti: Façade1419-26PhotoPiazza della SS. Annunziata, Florence, IT

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoOspedale degli Innocenti: Loggia1419-26PhotoPiazza della SS. Annunziata, Florence, IT

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoOld Sacristy (detail)1418-28PhotoCappella dei Pazzi, Santa Croce, Florence, IT

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoOld Sacristy1418-28PhotoCappella dei Pazzi, Santa Croce, Florence, IT

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoCappella dei Pazzi, Santa Croce, Florence, IT1418-28Photo

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoSan Lorenzo: View of the nave toward the choir1419-34Photo: Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence, IT

BRUNELLESCHI, Filippo1419-34Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence, IT

BRUNELLESCHI, FilippoSan Lorenzo: View Across Nave Showing Side Chapels1419-34Piazza di San Lorenzo, Florence, IT

DONATELLOSt John the Evangelist1410-11Marble, height 210 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOSt Georgec. 1416Marble, height 214 cmMuseo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

DONATELLOProphet Jeremiah1423-26Marble, height 191 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOProphet Jeremiah (detail/restored)1423-26Marble, height 191 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOProphet with Scrollc. 1418Marble, height 195 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOProphet with Scroll (detail/restored)c. 1418Marble, height 195 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOProphet Habakkuk1423-26Marble, height 196 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOProphet Habakkuk (detail/restored)1423-26Marble, height 196 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOProphet Habakkuk (detail)1423-26Marble, height 196 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

Virgin and Child from the Sainte-ChapelleAvant 1279Ivoire, traces de polychromie, 41 x 12.40 cmMusée du Louvre, Paris

DONATELLOSt Markc. 1411Marble, height 236 cmOrsanmichele, Florence

PISANO, GiovanniMadonna and Childc. 1299IvoryTreasury, Duomo, Pisa

The Virgin Mary by German Gothic Sculptor1230-35StoneBamberg Cathedral (Bamberger Dom St. Peter und St. Georg), Germany

The Riace Bronzes (warrior A)about 460–450 BCBronze, 203 cmMuseo Nazionale della Magna Grecia, Reggio Calabria

The Riace Bronzes (warrior A)about 460–450 BCBronze, 203 cmMuseo Nazionale della Magna Grecia, Reggio Calabria

Discus Thrower (Discobolus) Roman copy of the original bronze by Myron (425 BCE)National Roman Museum

Lysippos of SikyonApoxyomenosdiscovered in 1849Roman copy of an original dating from c. 330 aCVatican Museums, Rome

Aphrodite (Venus de Milo) Vers 100 avant J.-C.H.: 202 cmdiscovered in 1820Musée du Louvre, Paris

Dinastia dos FláviosBusto di Vespasiano (Tito Flavio Vespasiano)

Marble bust of the emperor Hadrian

Head of a Roman Patrician from Otricolic. 75-50 BCEmarbleRoman portrait

Marcus Aurelius and the Barbarians170-180 CEMarble relief, height 312 cmCapitoline Museums

Emperor Claudius as Jupiter (Zeus), Roman statue Marble, after 41 CEMusei Vaticani

The Oratorc. 100 BCEBronze, 179 cmNational Archaeological Museum, Florence

Cleopatra VIIMarble, height 29.5 cmStaatliche Museen zu Berlin (anonymous sculptor)

Augustus of Prima Porta (Cupid riding a dolphin)1st Century ADMarble, height 204 cmMusei Vaticani(anonymous sculptor)

Equestrian sculpture of Marco Aurelio on the Piazza del Campidoglio in RomeBronze, gilded height 4,24 m, lenght 3.87 m

Relief panel of the Great Ludovisi sarcophagusMarble, length 2.73 x 1.37 x 1.53 mMuseo Nazionale Romano

Arch of Constantine (Triumphal arch), RomeAD 315The arch is 21 m high, 25.9 m wide and 7.4 m deep

Colossal statue of Constantine313-324 d.C.Marmo, cm 260Musei Capitolini, IT

Relief from honorary monument to Marcus Aurelius: sacrifice to Capitoline JupiterSculpture176-180 ADMarble, cm 350Capitoline Museums, Rome

DONATELLOBaptism of Christafter 1425Marble, 64 x 41 cmDuomo, Arezzo

DONATELLODelivery of the Keys to St Peter and the Ascension of Christ1425-30Marble, 41 x 114 cmVictoria and Albert Museum, London

DONATELLOHerod's Banquetc. 1439Marble, 44 x 65 cmMusée des Beaux-Arts, Lille

DONATELLOHerod's Banquet1427Bronze, 60 x 60 cmBaptistry, Siena

DONATELLOHerod's Banquet (detail)1427Bronze, 60 x 60 cmBaptistry, Siena

DONATELLOFuneral Monument of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci (detail)c. 1427Marble relief, 54 x 78 cmSant'Angelo a Nilo, Naples

DONATELLO Miracle of the Repentant Son1447-50Bronze, 57 x 123 cmBasilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua

DONATELLO Miracle of the New-born Child1447-50Bronze, 57 x 123 cmBasilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua

DONATELLOThe pulpits of the San Lorenzo in FlorenceResurrection Pulpit (detail)1460-65BronzeSan Lorenzo, Florence

DONATELLOResurrection Pulpit (detail)1460-65BronzeSan Lorenzo, Florence

DONATELLOMadonna of the Clouds1425-35Marble, 33 x 32 cmMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

MARTINI, Francesco di GiorgioFlagellationc. 1480Bronze, 55 x 40 cmGalleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia

DONATELLO Entombment1447-50Nanto stone, 139 x 188 cmBasilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua

DONATELLOSt Mary Magdalenec. 1457Polychrome wood, height 188 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOSt Mary Magdalene (detail)c. 1457Polychrome wood, height 188 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

DONATELLOSt Mary Magdalene (detail)c. 1457Polychrome wood, height 188 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

ERHART, GregorSaint Mary Magdalenec. 1515-20Lime tree wood, original polychromy, the low pedestal and forepart of the feet restored in the 19th century, 1,77 x 0,44 x 0,43 mMusée du Louvre, FR

ERHART, GregorSaint Mary Magdalenec. 1515-20Lime tree wood, original polychromy, the low pedestal and forepart of the feet restored in the 19th century, 1,77 x 0,44 x 0,43 mMusée du Louvre, FR

DONATELLOSt John the Baptist1438Painted wood, height 141 cmSanta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

DONATELLOSt John the Baptist (detail)1438Painted wood, height 141 cmSanta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cm (without base)Piazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cm (without base)Piazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata (detail)1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cm (without base)Piazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cmPiazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cmPiazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata (details)1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cmPiazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata (detail)1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cm (without base)Piazza del Santo, Padua

Equestrian sculpture of Marco Aurelio on the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome, ITBronze, gilded height 4,24 m, lenght 3.87 m

DONATELLO Equestrian Statue of Gattamelata1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cm (without base)Piazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOEquestrian Statue of Gattamelata 1447-50Bronze, 340 x 390 cmPiazza del Santo, Padua

DONATELLOJudith and Holofernes1455-60Bronze, height 236 cm (without base)Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

DONATELLOJudith and Holofernes (detail)1455-60Bronze, height 236 cm (without base)Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

DONATELLOJudith and Holofernes (detail)1455-60Bronze, height 236 cm (without base)Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

MASACCIOThe Madonna and Child with Saint Anne1424Tempera on panel, 175 x 103 cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

MASACCIOMadonna with Child and Angels1426Medium and support, 134.8 x 73.5 cmNational Gallery, London

MASACCIO San Giovenale Triptych1422Panel, 110 x 65 cm (central), 88 x 44 cm (each wing)San Pietro, Cascia di Reggello (Florence)

Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio The ceiling of the Oratory of San Vittore in Ciel d'Oro (Al centro: San Vittore)Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto

Cappella di Sant'Andrea, Arcidiocesi di Ravenna-Cerviainizio VI secoloMosaici

MASACCIO Crucifixionc. 1426Panel, 83 x 63 cmMuseo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

MASACCIO Adoration of the Magi1426Tempera on poplar, 21 x 61 cmStaatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

MASACCIO Crucifixion of St Peter1426Tempera on panel, 22 x 31 cmStaatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

GIOTTONo. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation (before restoration)1304-06Fresco, 200 x 185 cmCappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua

GIOTTONo. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation (before restoration) (detail)1304-06Fresco, 200 x 185 cmCappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua

ORCAGNASaint Matthew and Scenes from his Lifec. 1367Tempera on wood, 291 x 265 cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

ORCAGNA The Strozzi Altarpiece1354-57Tempera on wood, 274 x 296 cmCappella Strozzi, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

MASO DI BANCO The Miracle of the Dragon (St Sylvester pope 314 to 335 )c. 1335Fresco, width 534 cmCappella di Bardi di Vernio, Santa Croce, Florence

GADDI, TaddeoJoachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gatec. 1330FrescoCappella Baroncelli, Santa Croce, Florence

DADDI, BernardoMartyre de saint Laurent - Florence, Santa Croce, 1330chapelle Pulci Berardi

di CIONE, Nardo Paradise (south wall)1354-57FrescoCappella Strozzi, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

MEMMI, Lippo Scenes from the Life of Christ (second bay) (detail)c. 1340FrescoCollegiata Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano

MEMMI, Lippo Scenes from the Life of Christ (second bay)c. 1340FrescoCollegiata Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano

da FABRIANO, GentileMadonna in trono col Bambino e angeli musicanti1405-10Tempera su tavola, 115×64 cmGalleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, Perugia

da FABRIANO, GentileAdoration of the Magi1423Tempera on wood, 300 x 282 cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

da FABRIANO, GentileQuaratesi Polyptych: Four Saints1425Tempera on panel, 197 x 57 cm (each)Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

MONACO, LorenzoAnnunciation Triptych1410-15Tempera on panel, 130 cm × 230 cmGallerie dell'Accademia, Florence

MONACO, LorenzoThe Coronation of the Virgin1414Tempera on wood, 450 x 350 cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

MONACO, LorenzoAdoration of the Magic. 1422Tempera on wood, 115 x 177 cmGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

MONACO, LorenzoCristo in pietà con negazione di San Pietro e bacio di Giuda1404Tavola/ pittura a tempera; oro/ laminazione, 268 x 172 cmGalleria dell'Accademia, Firenze

The new restyling of the Gallery

The new restyling of the Gallery

MONACO, LorenzoScene from the Life of St.OnuphriusTempera on panel

MASACCIOTribute Money1426-27Fresco, 255 x 598 cmCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIOTribute Money (detail)1426-27Fresco, 255 x 598 cmCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

Cappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florencefrom 1268, but its construction was protracted until the end of the 15th century

dela ROBBIA, Luca Cantoria: fourth top relief1431-38Marble, 100 x 94 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

dela ROBBIA, Luca Cantoria: first bottom relief1431-38Marble, 99 x 92 cmMuseo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

LORENZETTI, AmbrogioEffects of Good Government on the City Life (detail)1338-40FrescoPalazzo Pubblico, Siena

MASACCIO Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci (left view)1426-82FrescoSanta Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIO Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci (right view)1426-82FrescoSanta Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIO Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci (left view, detail)(Cacciata di Adamo ed Eva, restaurato)1426-82FrescoSanta Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIO Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci (left view)(Cacciata di Adamo ed Eva)1426-82FrescoSanta Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIO Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci (left view, detail)(Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden)1426-82FrescoSanta Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIO Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci (left view)(Cacciata di Adamo ed Eva, viso di Eva)1426-82FrescoSanta Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIO Frescoes in the Cappella Brancacci (left view)(Cacciata di Adamo ed Eva, viso di Adamo)1426-82FrescoSanta Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIOTribute Money1426-27Fresco, 255 x 598 cmCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIOTribute Money (detail)1426-27Fresco, 255 x 598 cmCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIOThe Baptism of the Neophytes1426-27Fresco, 255 x 162 cmCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIORaising of the Son of Theophilus and St Peter Enthroned1426-27Fresco, 230 x 598 cmCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIOSt Peter Healing the Sick with his Shadow1426-27Fresco, 230 x 162 cmCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASACCIOThe Distribution of Alms and the Death of Ananias (detail)1426-27FrescoCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASOLINOThe Temptation (detail)1426-27FrescoCappella Brancacci, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

MASOLINOFeast of Herod (detail) South wall1435FrescoBaptistery, Castiglione Olona

MASACCIOTrinity1425-28Fresco, 640 x 317 cmSanta Maria Novella, Florence

MASACCIOProfile of a Man1426-27Tempera on wood, 41 x 30 cmIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

MASACCIOProfile Portrait of a Young Man1430/1450tempera on panel, 42.4 x 32.5 cmNational Gallery of Art, Washingtom, DC