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Monday, January 24, 2011

Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci greatest artists of the Renaissance

During the Renaissance people studied art. Art was one of the most important accomplishments of the Renaissance. People studied or copied art of ancient Greece and Rome. Artists made landscapes to make objects look more realistic. To make sculptors, artists studied the human parts of the body like the human bones and the muscles. One of the greatest artists of the Renaissance is Michelangelo. He was called the Renaissance man. He had made the Statue of David. Sculpture was not one of his famous accomplishments but a series of paintings that covered the Sistine Chapel. The other famous artists in the Renaissance was Leonardo da Vinci. Like Michelangelo, Leonardo was called the Renaissance man. One of his famous paintings was the Mona Lisa. Leonardo was not a polific draftsman but he kept a Journal of small sketches and detailed drawings that took his attention.Thats what enabled his ability in sience and the human body. Leonaro traveled around Italy and painted for the Pope.

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