italian artists; italian renaissance

Leonardo da vinci

Italian artist, inventor, and scientist; painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper; symbol of the “Renaissance man.”

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor and painter; created the David statue and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling; showed intense realism and human emotion.

Raphael

Italian painter; known for School of Athens, which celebrated classical knowledge and harmony.

Donatello

Early renaissance sculptor; created a bronze daivd; emphasized naturalism

Niccolo machiavelli

Italian writer and political thinker; wrote the prince, advising rulers to be pragmatic and sometimes ruthless

Baldassare castiglione

Wrote the book of the courtier, describing the ideal renaissance man and woman.

Petrarch

“Father of humanism”;poet and scholar who revived interest in classical texts.