Renissance+Art


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**Sistine Chapel**

 * Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, was hired by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, this enormous project is one of the greatest pieces of existing Rennaisance art. The Project took four years to complete, all of the work was done by Michelangelo as he layed on his back, painting on the still fresh plaster. The most famous part of the painting is "The Creation of Adam" a painting that depicts god giving Adam the first spark of life. The painting in the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel reamains today one of the greatest artistic feats ever taken on. ** ||= [[image:http://mcgady.net/Mun/435px-Durer_self_portarit_28.jpg width="214" height="298"]]

**Albrecht Durer**
**Albrecht Durer was a German artist, he did painting and engraving, but due to his wide ranging interests he is often called the "German Leonardo." Albrecht started off apprenticed to his father, a goldsmith. Eventually though his father allowed Albrecht to become an Artist. He was apprenticed to Michael Wolgemut, he soon set out on his own to Italy where he learned how to do the art that made him famous. Throughout his career he made about 1,000 drawings, 250 woodcuts, 100 engravings, and 70 paintings, almost all of which can still be seen today.** || **The School of Athens School of Athens** **Raphael's "The School of Athens depicts multiple greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Greek and Roman civilizations had a huge impact on renaissance art and science. If it was not for the impact of the thinkers of the ancient world like Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates there would have been no Renaissance.** ​ ||= The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognizable Paintings in existence, known and famous all over the world its most recognizable feature is the hint of a smile on her face. ** ||
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