Title: Ignudi

Author: Michelangelo
Date: 1508 - 1512 Elements or objects:
Place: The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Situation of the society of the artist:
City This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:
What I See: An angel is sitting upon a
pedestal.

Title: Doni Tondo (Doni Madonna)

Author: Michelangelo
Date: 1507 Elements or objects:
Place: Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy Situation of the society of the artist:
This artwork communicates to the viewers:
What I See: A woman is sitting on the Overall subject matter:
ground while a man sits behind her,
wrapping her around his legs, while she
hands him a baby.

Title: Lo Sposalizio (The Marriage of the

Virgin)
Author: Raphael Elements or objects:
Date: 1504 Situation of the society of the artist:
Place: Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:
What I See: People are gathered at a
plaza and a wedding seems to be taking
place. A priest is performing the
ceremony.

Title: St. George and the Dragon

Author: Raphael
Date: 1504 Elements or objects:
Place: Louvre Museum in Paris, France Situation of the society of the artist:
This artwork communicates to the viewers:
What I See: A knight clad in armor and a Overall subject matter:
blue cape is riding a horse as he swings
his sword to slay a black dragon.

Title: Portrait of a Man with a Medal of

Cosimo the Elder
Author: Sandro Botticelli Elements or objects:
Date: 1474 - 1475 Situation of the society of the artist:
Place: Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:
What I See: A man with long hair,
wearing a red hat is posing for a portrait
while holding a medal.

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 Title: The Tragedy of Lucretia
Author: Sandro Botticelli
Date: 1496–1504 Elements or objects:
Place: Isabella Stewart Gardner Situation of the society of the artist:
Museum, Boston This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:
What I See: In the middle of the two
buildings, people are surrounding a
woman lying on the floor. On the
left, a man is threatening a woman
and on the right, a group of men are
harassing a woman

Title: The Divine Comedy (Canto

XVIII, part of the 8th circle of Hell)
Author: Sandro Botticelli Elements or objects:
Date: 1485 Situation of the society of the artist:
Place: The Vatican Archive This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:
What I See: While two men are
portrayed to be walking down a
ridge, people are tormented by
demons on the first hole and other
people are drowning in the pool at
the bottom.

Title: Adoration of the Magi

Author: Fra Angelico and Filippo
Lippi
Date: 1440/1460
Place: National Gallery of Art in
Washington D.C, U.S.A.
Elements or objects:
Situation of the society of the artist:
This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:

What I See:

Title: Portrait of a Man and Woman

at a Casement
Author: Filippo Lippi
Date: 1440–1445 Elements or objects:
Place: Metropolitan Museum of Situation of the society of the artist:
Art, New York City, U.S.A. This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:
What I See: A woman sitting
wearing a red dress is looking
through glass with a man on the
other side.

Title: Portrait of Pope Julius II

Author: Raphael
Date: 1511 – 1512 Elements or objects:
Place: National Gallery, London, Situation of the society of the artist:
UK This artwork communicates to the viewers:
Overall subject matter:
What I See: A pope is sitting on a
red chair wearing a white robe with
red garments and a red zucchetto.

Santos, Michael Angelo D. HUM11-201M Activity #1