The Most Complex Renaissance Painting
21 items ranked
According to Renaissance aesthetics, one of the principles which rendered value was the complexity of the structure. Even if, at a first glance, this list seems simple, with obvious winners, an in-depth knowledge of the subject would tell you otherwise.
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1.
Wedding at Cana, Paolo Veronese
2 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
2.
The Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo Buonarroti
This huge fresco has more than 300 different scenes.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
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The Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosch
As far as composition is concerned, this work is multifaceted: a composite structure with many interconnecting focal points.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
4.
Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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5.
The Battle between Carnival and Lent, Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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6.
Adoration of the Lamb, Jan van Eyck
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
7.
The School of Athens, Raphael Sanzio
An excellent example of structured dialogue.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
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The Parnassus, Raphael Sanzio
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
9.
Decameron, Sandro Botticelli
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10.
The Last Judgement, Hieronymus Bosch
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11.
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, El Greco
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12.
The Triumphs of Caesar, Andrea Mantegna
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13.
The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci
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14.
The Adoration of the Name of Jesus, El Greco
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15.
Mourning Christ, Giotto di Bondone
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16.
Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons, Hans Holbein the Younger
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Pallas Expelling the Vices, Andrea Mantegna
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18.
The Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyck
This one should rank high because it offers multiple perspectives on the same scene.
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19.
The Last Judgement, Giotto di Bondone
A beautiful example of vertical composition and complex symbolism.
0 points - added 13 years ago by vlad -
20.
The Story of Lucretia, Sandro Botticelli
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21.
The Dead Christ Supported by an Angel, Antonello da Messina
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