Period

High Renaissance

1490 – 1530

Europe

The brief summit of the era: Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael create works of perfect harmony — from the Mona Lisa to the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Selected works

The Disputation with Simon Magus and the Crucifixion of Peter
The Disputation with Simon Magus and the Crucifixion of Peter 1481
Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ c. 1500
Mona Lisa (Leonardo)
Mona Lisa (Leonardo) 1503–1519
Portrait of a Cardinal
Portrait of a Cardinal c. 1510
Sistine Chapel ceiling
Sistine Chapel ceiling 1508–1512
Madonna with the Fish
Madonna with the Fish c. 1513
Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary
Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary c. 1515
Assumption of the Virgin
Assumption of the Virgin c. 1517
Madonna of the Rose
Madonna of the Rose 1517
The Bacchanal of the Andrians
The Bacchanal of the Andrians c. 1523
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child c. 1528