Lived and worked in Florence Close friend of the Medicis David
was first real sculpture 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 Birth of Venus by Botticelli, oil on
canvas, Uffizi Art Gallery, circa More than just an artistsnoted
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 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 Mona Lisa by Da
Vinci, oil on canvas, The Louvre, circa Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci,
pen on paper, Galleria dellAccademia in Venice, circa 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 School of Athens by Raphael, fresco, St. Peters
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 David by
Michelangelo, marble, Galleria dellAccademia in Florence, 1504
Painted by Michelangelo on his back from Frustrated Pope with lack
of speed and perfectionism Depicts Genesis and prophets Creation of
Adam by Michelangelo, fresco, St. Peters Basilica, 1512 First of
the Northern Flemish painters First to perfect oil paintings,
achieving modern mastery of colors Master of portraits First to
mess with printing as well as painting Fancied himself as peasant
and man of the peopleonly tried to paint peasants and lanscapes The
Peasant Wedding by Bruegel, oil on canvas, Kunthistorisches Museum,
1568
