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Artists in the Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci
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epitomized the genius and diversity of achievements that we associate with the
Italian Renaissance.
he was an anatomist, engineer, mathematician, naturalist and philosopher, as well
as a painter, sculptor and architect.
Achievements…
o “Last Supper” painting
o He sketched the first parachute, first helicopter, first aeroplane, first tank, first
repeating rifle, swinging bridge, paddle boat and first motor car. Da Vinci
designed machines of war as well. He was one of the first artists to sketch
outdoor portraits. Da Vinci was a sculptor and designer of costumes. He was
also a mathematician and a botanist
o Mona Lisa, (1404) which was famous for her mysterious smile when piano
music played.
Donatello - The greatest sculptor of the early Renaissance, Donatello was born Donato di
Niccolo di Betto Bardi. Donatello studied under both Ghiberti and Brunelleschi, and went on
to create several masterpieces for Cosimo de Medici in Florence. His most important work is
the David, which depicts the Hebrew king in the classical style of a Greek god. David was the
first freestanding nude figure sculpted since the Roman era. Donatello went on to create the
first bronze statue of the Renaissance, showing an incredibly realistic soldier on horseback.
Niccolo Machiavelli - Niccolo Machiavelli may be the most famed writer of the
Renaissance. His most well known work, The Prince is a political handbook arguing that it is
better for a ruler to be feared than loved.
Michelangelo - Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance. At a
young age his talent was spotted by Lorenzo de Medici and he was brought up in the Medici
palace. He went on to create some of the most famous works of the Renaissance, carving the
Pieta and painting the walls and ceilings of the Sistine Chapel.
Francesco Petrarch - Francesco Petrarch is often referred to as the founder of humanism.
As one of the first humanist writers he explored modern life through the lens of the ancient
Romans and Greeks, influencing with his works the later renaissance writers and the spirit of
the times.
Popes of the Renaissance
 Pope Alexander VI
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Pope Clement VII - Pope Clement VII (1523-1534)
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Pope Julius II - Pope Julius II (1503-1513)
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Pope Leo X - Pope Leo X (1513-1521)
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Pope Nicholas V - Pope Nicholas V (1447-1455)
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Pope Sixtus IV - Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484)
Raphael - Hailed as the greatest painter of the Renaissance, Raphael, born Rafaello Sanzi,
worked in Rome under papal commissions from Pope Julius II and Pope Leo X, decorating
much of the Vatican. The most widely known of the series of murals and frescoes he painted
is the School of Athens, which depicts an imaginary assembly of famous philosophers. He
was considered so important by his contemporaries that when he died at the premature age
of 37 he was buried in the Pantheon.