1. Key Artists from Renaissance
Donatello, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael were important artists Donatello – sculptor who strived to represent real bodies and expressions his David was the first large free standing nude since classical age – very influential to sculpture from this period Leonardo da Vinci- painter, sculptor, inventor and scientist famous for his sketchbooks full of inventions and technical drawings

2. La Gioconda Or, as we know her better, the Mona Lisa
Painted from , it is arguably the single most famous painting of all time

3. Who Is It?
The painting is thought to be the young noble woman whose name was Lisa Gheradini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo
However, there is little evidence of that, and some even believe that Leonardo did it as a self-portrait to show respect for women or even the feminine divine
Hard to be sure

4. See For Yourself

5. Key Artists cont.
Raphael – studied Michelangelo and Leonardo, famous for perspective and his Madonnas He did a lot of work for the Pope and wealthy church patrons

6. The School of Athens and Humanism
The painting is sometimes considered to be the quintessential example of Humanism
In it, there is prominent display of Greco-Roman architecture
Plato and Aristotle are in the center of the painting
Allegedly, Plato is modeled after Da Vinci and Heraclitus is after Michelangelo
The statues are all contropposto

7. Michelangelo – famous for his Sistine Chapel frescoes, sculptor, painter, poet and architect
Initially from Florence, he grew up in the Medici household before moving to Rome
No other Renaissance artist produced anywhere near the volume of work