Head Study

This is a study of the proportions of a man's head.

Iconography 5

"The Madonna del Granduca," was painted by Raphael around the year 1505.  Painting during the Italian Renaissance, Raphael commonly depicted The Madonna in many of his works.  This piece is said to have served as a "classical" view of  the Madonna in its simplicity and overall standard of perfection.  Shown here, she is holding Christ as a baby in such a pose that depicts comfortability between the two figures, which is one of the reasons the piece works so well.

Iconography 4

"The Downfall of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden," is part of Michelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel.  Painted during the years of 1508 to 1512, he was commissioned by Pope John Paul II to create the artwork for the ceiling panels.  Depicted here is a combination of scenes which tells the story of Adam and Eve as they take the apples from the tree against Gods word, and become banned from the Garden of Eden for life.  Along with this panel, Michelangelo created many other paintings that represented historical biblical stories.