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Il Moretto becomes the leading representative of the Brescian school |
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c. 1525 |
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| Moretto Portrait of a Man (detail) 1526 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Nudes from Cranach's studio |
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c. 1525 |
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| Cranach Cupid complaining to Venus (detail) c.1532 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Holbein in Chelsea |
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1526 |
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| Holbein 'The Ambassadors' (detail) 1533 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Bronzino paints with icy precision |
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c. 1530 |
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| Bronzino Portrait of a Young Man (detail) c.1553 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Titian is court painter |
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1533 |
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Bassano develops provincial version of Venetian style |
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c. 1534 |
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| Bassano The Good Samaritan (detail) c.1560 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Holbein paints a possible bride for Henry VIII |
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c. 1538 |
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| Holbein Christina of Denmark (detail) National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Tintoretto attracts attention in Venice |
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c. 1548 |
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| Tintoretto Christ washing the Feet of his Disciples (detail) c.1556 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Veronese arrives in Venice |
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1553 |
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| Veronese The Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1573 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Moroni surpasses his master, Il Moretto, in the skills of portraiture |
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c. 1555 |
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| Moroni Chastity (detail) c.1560 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Titian develops dark impressionistic style |
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c. 1560 |
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| Titian An Allegory of Prudence (detail) c.1570 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Barocci makes much of the soft-edged, seductive style of Correggio |
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c. 1563 |
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Brueghel sets Bible scenes in Netherlands |
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c. 1565 |
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| Pieter Brueghel the Elder Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1564 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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El Greco moves from Crete to Italy |
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1568 |
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Veronese paints four allegories of love, probably for a ceiling |
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c. 1575 |
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| Veronese Allegories of Love: Unfaithfulness (detail) National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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El Greco moves to Spain, and works in Toledo for the rest of his life |
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1577 |
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| El Greco Adoration of the Name of Jesus (detail) c.1578 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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Carracci family founds academy in Bologna |
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c. 1582 |
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| Carracci, Ludovico The Marriage of the Virgin (detail) c.1589 National Gallery, London Enlarge on linked site
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