Florence timeline
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Cimabue Paints his Maestà for the Santa Trinità Church
The picture originally stood on the high altar of Santa Trinità church in Florence. The iconography is frequent in medieval painting and represents... Read more
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Construction Begins on Giotto's Belltower in Florence
On the death in 1302 of Arnolfo di Cambio, the first Master of the Works of the Cathedral, and after an interruption of more than thirty years, the... Read more
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Ghiberti Announced Winner of Sculpting Competition over Brunelleschi
In 1401, Brunelleschi entered a competition to design a new set of bronze doors for the baptistery in Florence. Along with another young goldsmith,... Read more
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Construction Begins on Brunelleschi's Dome
By the beginning of the fifteenth century, the drum of the church was built. However, the 42 meter wide space above the church's chancel still did... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci is Born in Vinci
Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, "at the third hour of the night"[nb 5] in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the lower valley of the Arno River... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Begins Apprenticeship at Verrochio's Workshop
n 1466, at the age of fourteen, Leonardo was apprenticed to one of the most successful artists of his day, Andrea di Cione, known as Verrocchio.... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Annunciation
The painting "Annunciation" or "The Annunciation" by Leonardo da Vinci was painted, with Andrea del Verrocchio, circa 1472–1475. The wings were... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci
Ginevra de' Benci (Born 1457) was a lady of the aristocratic class in 15th century Florence, admired for her intelligence by Florentine... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Madonna of the Carnation
The Madonna of the Carnation, a.k.a. Madonna with vase or Madonna with child, is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci created sometime around... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints St. Jerome in the Wilderness
It depicts Saint Jerome during his retreat to the Syrian desert, where he lived the life of a hermit. St Jerome kneels in a rocky landscape, gazing... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Adoration of the Magi for the Monks of San Donato a Scopeto in Florence
The Adoration of the Magi is an early painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was given the commission by the Augustinian monks of San Donato a... Read more
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Ghirlandaio and his Workshop Paint the Tornabuoni Chapel Frescos
The main chapel of Santa Maria Novella was first frescoed in the mid-14th century by Andrea Orcagna. Remains of these paintings were found during... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Draws the Vitruvian Man
The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of... Read more
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Ghirlandaio Paints "An Old Man and his Grandson"
The frescoes in Santa Maria Novella are overcrowded with detail, so that the compositions fail to make their full impact. Some of Ghirlandaio’s... Read more
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Michelangelo Completes his Wooden Crucifix
The Crucifix is a polychrome wood sculpture thought to be by High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1492. It is located at the high... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints The battle of Anghiari, Known as the "Lost Leonardo"
The Battle of Anghiari (1505) is a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci at times referred to as, "The Lost Leonardo", which some commentators believe... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Virgin and Child with St. Anne
he Virgin and Child with St Anne is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting St. Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus.... Read more
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Leonardo da Vinci Paints St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist is an oil painting on walnut wood by the artist Leonardo da Vinci. Completed from 1513 to 1516, when the High Renaissance was... Read more
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Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists" is First Published
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori,... Read more
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River Arno Flood of 1966
The 1966 Flood of the River Arno in Florence killed many people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books in... Read more