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Renaissance Artists and Their Famous Contributions
Donatello was a Renaissance artist born in Florence, Italy. He was famous for his artwork in bas relief, a type of shadow relief sculpture. * St. Mark * Zuccone | * The Feast of Herod * David | * Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata * Judith and Holofernes |

Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He hailed from Florence, Italy. * Fortitude * Adoration of the Magi * The Birth of Venus | * Primavera * Cestello Annunciation * St. Augustine | * Venus and Mars * Mystical Nativity * Temptation of Christ |

Da Vinci was someone who was skilled and knowledgeable in many, many subjects, including science, mathematics, music, and most importantly, art. He was the epitome of a Renaissance man if there never was one. * The Last Supper * Mona Lisa * Vitruvian Man | * The Baptism of Christ * Annunciation * Lady with an Ermine | * Ginevra de’ Benci * Adoration of the Magi * St. Jerome in the Wilderness |

Also known as Michelangelo, he was an Italian Renaissance artist. He is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, alongside Leonardo da Vinci.

* Sistine Chapel ceiling * Creation of Adam * The Last Judgment | * Doni Tondo * The Torment of Saint Anthony * The Conversion of Saul | * David * Pietà * Bacchus |

Better known as just Raphael, an Italian architect and painter of the High Renaissance. He was best known for the perfection and grace in his artwork. Raphael was considered a master, among Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo..

* School of Athens * The Transfiguration * The Marriage of the Virgin | * Resurrection of Christ * Self-portrait * La belle jardinière | * Ezekiel’s Vision * The Sistine Madonna * Madonna and Child |

Titian was known as an Italian painter, one of the most versatile. He was equally adept with landscape paintings, portraits, and mystical

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