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Raffaello Sanzio was born on April 6th, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. He began painting in 1504 as an apprentice under Perugino. Raphael is best known for his series of “Madonnas” he painted while in Rome and in 1514, Pope Julius II hired him as his chief architect. A Madonna is Christin religious art, especially the depiction of the Virgin Mary. At he time he was hired as the Pope’s chief architect, he had just finished his last work in a famous series of Madonnas, an oil painting by the name of…

Giotto di Bondone was an Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. He is generally considered to be the most important Italian painter of the fourteenth century, revered as the father of European painting and the first of the great Italian ma sters. One of his most famous depictions of Christ is this image of the crucifixion, probably painted between 1288 and 1289, which came to be known as the Giotto Crucifix. https ://www.mycatholicgifts.com/giotto -…

“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” -Michelangelo. Michelangelo is a great artist, he is influential and inspirational because he created some of the most famous works of art in world history. He represents the ideas of the Renaissance in many ways and he impacted the world in the present and the past. “Michelangelo created some of the most famous works of art in the world history. Many of these works he created for the Roman Catholic…

Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art (Gilbert, Creighton E). He has impacted the world of art through his genius ideas and creations. The renaissance period would have failed to be as revolutionary as it was in Italy and the rest of Europe if he was not apart of the movement. His impact on the renaissance influenced art and society for centuries afterwards, well into modern…

Leonardo da vinci was born on April 15,1452 in Vinci,Italy. At the age of 5 leonard da vinci moved in with his dad and stepmothers. He study art under Andrea del Verrocchio. Leonardo da Vinci ‘s most famous art piece of is the Mona lisa which was made in 1503 and 1504 and famous piece of art he made is The Last Supper he made this in between 1495 and 1498, My opinion on Leonardo da Vinci’s is that he is a wonderful artist and he not only used Oil paints for his art he used science and…

Leonardo da Vinci By Emelly Maldonado Leonardo da Vinci birth Leo was born on April 15 1452 in Italy he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and draftsmen (“Leonardo da Vinci”)... By the time Leo was born his parents got a divorced his mother was a peasant (Heydenreich). Leonardo’s Activities Leo had in amazing gift for painting and sculpturing he wrote a lot of quotes he hypothesis about mountains fossils and shells (“Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)..”).. Leaving Italy Leo left Italy he was…

In the 15th century, the Medici family ruled over Florence. They were a family of bankers and merchants who rose to power due to their enormous wealth. They were also influential in the art community by being patrons of artists such as Donatello and Michelangelo. Their interest in humanism would have them seek out artists to paint or sculpt classical figures such as Venus from Roman mythology or David from the Bible. They would also help with funding the construction of the Florence…

Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, inventor, and scientist during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in the town of Vinci, Italy on april 15, 1452. When Leonardo was about the age of 14, he became an apprentice to a famous artist name Verrocchio. This is how he learned about art, drawing, painting, and more. Leonardo da Vinci’s full name is, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. He was the person who had created the renaissance man and the mona lisa. Leonardo da Vinci died on May 2, 1519 in Amboise,…

Leoardo Da Vinci was a painter, architect, inventor, and a scientific student. Studies shows that he was called the “Rennaissance Man”. He was born near the Tuscan town in Vinci in Anchiano, Italy on April 15, 1452. Da Vinci was also the son of a local lawyer. He died May 2, 1519 due to a unexpectewd stroke. Leonardo Da Vinci grew up with 12 siblings, 10 brothers and two sisters. Leonardo Da Vinci was “apprenticed” to the sculptor and painter, Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. In 1478 he…

and more. Leonardo da Vinci and Jan Van Eyck are prime examples of a Renaissance Man, even though they came from two different areas of the Renaissance period. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April fifteenth of the year 1452 in a city in Italy named Tuscany. He moved to Vinci to live with his uncle and grandparents around the age of five. Leonardo did not receive a very formal education when he was younger besides basic mathematics, reading, and writing, however he…