Renaissance

​ Donatello works in the field of sculpting and he was taught by an artist named Corenzo Ghiberti. Many of his techniques are used by artists today. Donatello incorporated significant 15th-Century developments in perspectival illusionism. He invented the shallow relief technique which is when a sculptre looks deep but is actually made on a shallow plane. Donatello created the first scupltre out of bronze. Some of Donatello most famous works are: Herods Feast, St. Anthonys, and St. Peters. (Neel Patel, Jordan Hunsberger)
 * __Donatello-__** (1386-1466)
 * Interesting Fact:** Donatello is also a name for one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles.[[image:http://www.wga.hu/preview/d/donatell/2_mature/1uzzano.jpg width="174" height="194" align="right" caption="Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano 1430's"]]

**Leonardo da Vinci** Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on april 15, 1452. He was a great artist and has painted many famous paintings such as the mona lisa.Also Da vinci invented the Archimedes' screws which lifted water from streams providing a ready supply for drinking and washing. He was also dyslexic and a left handed person. He use to hide the secrets and writings of his inventions and creations in his writing by writing from right to left, you could look in a morrior and see what he wrote but no one else would think of doing that. Da vinci also made some of the first rough blueprints for the helicopter and parachute that we still use today and they work. Da vici was a very smart and talented man who created alot more and drew alot of amazing paintings in his time but all that came to an end on May 2, 1519 when he died from what most scientists think is natraul causes. They also think he had arthritis and could no longer paint or write. He was 67 years old when the famous painter/inventor died.

** Famous Quote: ** "Art is Never Finished Only Abandoned." ** Interesting Fact: ** Leonardo had ADD. Leonardo was an artist born in Venice, Italy during the renaissance period. In his early years he was sent to train with a renaissance artist by his father, Piero Da Vinci. In 1502 Da Vinci was hired by the son of Pope Alexander VI to be a chief engineer on a special trip through North Eastern Italy. He was accompanied by Niccolo Macchiavelli. One of his most widely known pieces of art was //“La Gioconda”// also known as “Mona Lisa”. Da Vinci died in France. By Riley, Logan, Andrew “The Last Supper” (1495-98) Leonardo Da Vinci **.**      
 * __ Leonardo Da Vinci __**** - ** (1452-1519)
 * Michelangelo **
 * Famous Quote: **** He was hired by Pope Julius second to paint the ceiling for the Bible and Roman Catholic doctrine from 1508 to 1512. **
 * Interesting Fact: **** Michelangelo had what they called ripe talents in the Italian Renaissance. **
 * He was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese. He was the son of a government official. Michelangelo Buonarroti was raised in Florence while the Renaissance unfolded. He studied at the age of 13 as an artist apprentice. In his 88 years of his life Michelangelo contributed works of painting, architecture, drawing, and sculpture. Especially for seven popes. **