Renaissance artists

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Posted on April 6, 2017 The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made famous to new generations the names of four Renaissance artists: Donatello, Leonardo (da Vinci), Michelangelo, and today's featured artist, Raphael. The last three artists (not turtles!) are considered THE great masters of the Renaissance. Like the others, Raphael was born and raised in what is now Italy; he was especially prolific as a painter but also did architecture and printmaking. Some of "his" paintings were actually…

Adoración de los Reyes Magos - Colección - Museo Nacional del Prado

Image is Copyrighted and Property of its respective owner About the ArtistRosso Fiorentino was born in Florence Italy with the red hair that gave him his nickname, Rosso first trained in the studio of Andrea del Sarto alongside his contemporary, Pontormo. In late 1523, Rosso moved to Rome, where he was exposed to the works of Michelangelo, Raphael, and other Renaissance artists, resulting in the realignment of his artistic style. Fleeing Rome after the Sacking of 1527, Rosso eventually went…

“Happy Birthday Raphael, born on this day in 1483. Here is his 'Studies of the Heads of two Apostles & of their Hands'”

El artista holandés moría en la ciudad de Delft un 15 de diciembre de 1675. Para conmemorar la efeméride, trazamos un perfil de su vida y recordamos su obra, en la que retrató la vida cotidiana de la sociedad de su época Son muchas las paradojas que rodean la vida y la obra de Vermeer, y la mayor …

From the 15th to 17th century, new forms of art, literature, music and architecture emerged across Europe. Read on to discover ten Renaissance masterpieces that stand out from the rest.