Mona Lisa

Painting · c. 1503–1519 · Florence · Europe

Its sfumato and three-quarter pose set the standard for portraiture for centuries

Author: Leonardo da Vinci
Style: Italian Renaissance — Antiquity measured anew: linear perspective, anatomy and proportion as the measure of man
Century: 16th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

1501–1504 David — Michelangelo · Italian Renaissance · Florence
1508–1512 Sistine Chapel ceiling — Michelangelo · Italian Renaissance · Vatican, Rome
1502 Dionisius' frescoes at Ferapontov Monastery — Dionisius and his sons · Russian Icon Painting: Theophanes, Rublev, Dionisius · Ferapontovo, Vologda region
c. 1500–1897 Benin Bronzes · Ife and Benin bronzes · Benin City, Nigeria
c. 1500 The Garden of Earthly Delights — Hieronymus Bosch · Northern Renaissance · 's-Hertogenbosch
1509–1511 The School of Athens — Raphael · Italian Renaissance · Vatican, Rome
c. 1510 Aztec Sun Stone · Aztec Art · Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
c. 1485 The Birth of Venus — Sandro Botticelli · Italian Renaissance · Florence