Who were the great Renaissance artists, writers, and thinkers?
The Renaissance (A.D. 1350–1600) was a period of revival of classical Greek and Roman art, literature, and philosophy in Europe. The great artists of the Renaissance include Italian painters and sculptors Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510), whose works include The Birth of Venus, and Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), whose Mona Lisa and The Last Supper became two of the most studied paintings in history. Leonardo was also a talented scientist, designer, and musician whose versatility and talent in a variety of fields gave rise to the term “Renaissance man.” Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) was an especially talented sculptor, painter, and architect. His sculpture David became a symbol of the Renaissance, and his paintings on the vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican (the center of the Roman Catholic…
