Renaissance artists were Humanists, people who were concerned with humans more than religion. They studied history, art, etc. and this was very different than what the people of the Renaissance studied so it had a big affect on them.
These medieval artists often used religious subjects to convey their ideas, whether their ideas be spiritual or not. The artists also use realism in their works.
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These four artists are the main Renaissance artists and men
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Michelangelo was a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He was famous for the way he portrayed the human body. Some of his most famous works include the statue of David, the Sistine Chapel, and the Dome of Saint Peters
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Donatello was mainly a sculptor, and was known for his realistic sculptures. He made the sculptures more realistic by carving natural postures and expressions that revealed personality. Some of his most famous works include the Equestrian statue of Gattamelata, his David, and the statue of Saint Mark.
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Leonardo was a painter, sculptor inventor, and scientist. He was very interested in how things work, like the veins in a leaf or how muscles work. Some of his most famous works include the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, and the Vitruvian Man.
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Raphael was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. He was mainly a painter and printmaker, some of his most famous works include the School of Athens and Marriage of the Virgin.
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