Florentine Renaissance Art Flourishing

Timeline

1. 1450–1455Florence · TuscanyCosimo de' Medici shaped Florence into the model city of Renaissance artistic patronage by funding church restorations, palace construction, and artists' workshops.
2. 1452–1458Florence · TuscanyPainters such as Filippo Lippi and Botticelli created numerous religious and mythological works for churches and private residences, while studies of perspective and human anatomy drove stylistic innovation.
3. 1455–1460Florence · TuscanyArtists and workshops clustered around the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Uffizi area; the Florentine Renaissance style matured and spread to other Italian cities.