Art in the Renaissance

The art of the Italian Renaissance was influential throughout Europe for centuries.

The Medici family used their vast fortune to control the Florentine political system and sponsor a series of artistic accomplishments.

While Leonardo da Vinci is admired as a scientist, an academic, and an inventor, he is most famous for his achievements as the painter of several Renaissance masterpieces.

Michelangelo was a 16th century Florentine artist renowned for his masterpieces in sculpture, painting, and architectural design.

Mannerist artists began to reject the harmony and ideal proportions of the Renaissance in favor of irrational settings, artificial colors, unclear subject matters, and elongated forms.