Focus of Renaissance Art
- Individuals
- Worldly matters
- Beauty of nature
- Realism
- Traditions of the Greeks and Romans
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance Man, meaning he was great at many things: painting, science, sculpting, inventing, etc.
- Painted Mona Lisa
- Painted The Last Supper
The Mona Lisa expressed several characteristics:
- Use of light and shading to create depth
- Representation of the woman in a true-to-life form
- Depiction of nature in the background
Michelangelo
- Sculpted the Statue of David
- Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel