Renaissance+Art

This is one of the most famous paintings of all time. It is the //Mona Lisa//, and it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1506. This is a good example of how Renaissance art focused on making things realistic. da Vinci was a true renaissance man because he had many talents. He was a painter, scientist, and inventor. He created models for things we use today such as a bicycle and parachute. || This is a part of the painting of the Sistine Chapel. It is called //The Creation Of Adam//, and it was painted by Michelangelo in 1512. Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists and sculptors in history. He created works such as //David// and //Pieta.// he also painted much of the Sistine Chapel, including the painting pictured here. //The Creation Of Adam// is the most famous painting in the chapel. || This work of art is called //The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,// and it was created by Albrecht Durer. Durer was considered the "German Leonardo" because of his many talents.He is most famous for his engravings, like the one shown above.The picture shown is a part of a series of woodcuts Durer created. Durer learned about the arts when he traveled to Italy in 1494. || This is a portrait of the most famous writer in history, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare did not write stories, but plays. He wrote both comedies and tragedies, but the most famous of his plays are tragedies. Some of his famous tragedies are //Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Julius Caesar,// and //Macbeth//. Even Queen Elizabeth attended his plays. ||
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