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Renaissance Artists. Lived and worked in Florence Close friend of the Medicis David was first “real” sculpture. Donatello (1386-1466). David by Donatello, copper cast, Uffizi Art Gallery, circa 1440s. Another close friend of the Medici First to explore Greco-Roman mythology
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Lived and worked in Florence Close friend of the Medicis David was first “real” sculpture Donatello (1386-1466)
David by Donatello, copper cast, Uffizi Art Gallery, circa 1440s
Another close friend of the Medici • First to explore Greco-Roman mythology • Got in with Medici by kissing up to them in his paintings Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)
Birth of Venus by Botticelli, oil on canvas, Uffizi Art Gallery, circa 1482-1486
More than just an artists—noted inventor, scientist, writer, etc. Also responsible for two of the most famous pieces of art of all time Began work in Florence, but moved around a lot and died in France Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
Adoration of the Magi by Da Vinci, oil on wood, Uffizi Gallery, 1485
The Last Supper by Da Vinci, fresco, Santa Maria delle Grazia, circa 1495-1498
Mona Lisa by Da Vinci, oil on canvas, The Louvre, circa 1503-1506
Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci, pen on paper, Galleria dell’Accademia in Venice, circa 1485-1487
Second part of the great masters trinity (L-R-M) Just as famous for mass quality work his workshop produced Not born in Florence but worked there and Rome Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520)
School of Athens by Raphael, fresco, St. Peter’s Basilica, 1510
Usually considered the master artist of the Renaissance • Famous for both paintings and sculpture • Tied up in Medici politics: Painted in both Florence and Rome Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)
David by Michelangelo, marble, Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, 1504
Painted by Michelangelo on his back from 1508-1512 Frustrated Pope with lack of speed and perfectionism Depicts Genesis and prophets Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, fresco, St. Peter’s Basilica, 1512
First of the Northern Flemish painters First to perfect oil paintings, achieving modern mastery of colors Master of portraits Jan Van Eyck (1395-1441)
First to mess with printing as well as painting Fancied himself as peasant and man of the people—only tried to paint peasants and lanscapes Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) The Peasant Wedding by Bruegel, oil on canvas, Kunthistorisches Museum, 1568