Renaissance Art History: Visual Memory Test (c. 1400–1520)

Vocabulary practice flashcards for Renaissance art and architecture (c. 1400–1520), covering artists, dates, mediums, and site locations based on lecture slide visual memory tests.

Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral / Duomo)

Cathedral in Florence constructed between 1296 and c. 1470.

Cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore

The monumental dome of Florence Cathedral, engineered and completed by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1420.

Ospedale degli Innocenti

Foundling hospital designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, built c. 1419–24 in Florence.

Holy Trinity (Masaccio)

Fresco painted by Masaccio in 1425 in Florence, celebrated for its pioneering use of linear perspective.

The Battle of San Romano

Tempera on panel painting created by Paolo Uccello ca. 1438–40 in Florence.

Porta del Paradiso (Gates of Paradise)

Gilded bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery created by Lorenzo Ghiberti between 1425 and 1452 in Florence.

Annunciation (Fra Angelico)

Fresco begun in 1439 by Fra Angelico in Florence.

David (Donatello)

Free-standing bronze sculpture of David cast by Donatello c. 1440.

Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Renaissance palace in Florence designed by Michelozzo di Bartolommeo, constructed c. 1444.

Procession of the Three Kings

Fresco executed by Benozzo Gozzoli c. 1459–60 in Florence.

Portraits of Sforza

Tempera on panel diptych portrait painted by Piero della Francesca ca. 1469–72.

Nerli Cassone

Decorated marriage chest crafted from wood, plaster, tempera, oil, and gold leaf in 1472 by Zanobi di Domenico.

Santa Maria Novella (Façade)

Renaissance church façade designed by Leon Battista Alberti and completed in 1470 in Florence.

Studiolo of Federico Gonzaga da Montelfeltro

Intarsia wood-inlay study created in 1476, located in the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino.

Camera degli Sposi

Room decorated with illusionistic frescoes by Andrea Mantegna between 1465 and 1474 in the Ducal Palace in Mantua.

Oculus of the Camera degli Sposi

Illusionistic ceiling fresco of an open sky with trompe-l'œil putti looking over a balustrade, painted by Mantegna in the Ducal Palace in Mantua (1465–74).

St. Jerome in His Study

Oil on panel painting created c. 1475 by Antonella da Messina.

Christ Delivering the Keys to Sint-Peter

Fresco painted by Pietro Perugino between 1481 and 1483 in the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome.

Birth of Venus

Mythological painting executed in tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli c. 1482.

San Giobbe Altarpiece

Altarpiece painted in oil on panel by Giovanni Bellini c. 1487.

Well of Moses

Monumental limestone sculpture created by Claus Sluter from 1396 to 1406 at the Chartreuse de Champmol in France.

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

Illuminated manuscript page produced in ink on parchment by the Limbourg brothers between 1411 and 1416.

Annunciation Triptych

Northern Renaissance triptych painted in oil on panel c. 1430 by Robert Campin.

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Ghent Altarpiece)

Monumental polyptych altarpiece painted in oil on panel by Jan van Eyck in 1432.

Arnolfini Portrait

Double portrait painted in oil on panel by Jan van Eyck in 1434.

The Descent from the Cross

Oil on panel painting depicting Christ being lowered from the cross, created c. 1435 by Rogier van der Weyden.

Gutenberg Bible

Early movable-type printed book produced on parchment c. 1455.

The Tribulations of Saint Anthony

Engraving produced c. 1469–73 by Martin Schongauer showing demons tormenting Saint Anthony in midair.

Vitruvian Man

Drawing in pen in brown on paper executed ca. 1490 by Leonardo da Vinci exploring ideal human proportions.

View of Venice

Monumental bird's-eye view wood carving print produced in 1500 by Jacopo de' Barbari.

The Unicorn in Captivity

Millefleurs tapestry dating to 1495–1505 from the Hunt of the Unicorn series.

The Last Supper

Mural painted in fresco al secco (oil and tempera) by Leonardo da Vinci between 1495 and 1498 in Milan.

David (Michelangelo)

Colossal marble statue sculpted by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504.

Pièta

Marble sculpture carved by Michelangelo between 1497 and 1500, housed in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome.

Mona Lisa

Portrait painted in oil on panel by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503.

Tempietto (San Pietro in Montorio)

High Renaissance circular memorial temple designed by Donato Bramante and built in 1502 in Rome.

Saint Peter's Basilica

Major papal basilica in Rome whose new Renaissance construction began c. 1503.

Madonna of the Meadows

Painting created c. 1505 by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary with Jesus and Saint John the Baptist.

The Creation of Adam

Ceiling fresco painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512 in the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome.

The School of Athens

Monumental fresco painted by Raphael between 1509 and 1511 in the Stanze di Rafaello in the Vatican, Rome.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Tapestry designed by Raphael c. 1520.