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English: Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci. Red chalk. 33 × 21 cm. Turin, Royal Library (inv.no. 15571). NOTE This image is in red chalk. Do not revert to the black and white image. Deutsch: Kopf eines bärtigen Mannes, sog. Selbstbildnis. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Annunciation (1475–1480)—Uffizi, is thought to be Leonardo’s earliest complete work. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This complex Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci was never completed. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Death of Leonardo da Vinci by François-Guillaume Ménageot (now to be seen in the observatory and museum at Amboise). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Leonardo da Vinci – Madonna Litta – WGA12702 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Statue of Leonardo da Vinci …by himself ? In front of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Leonardo da Vinci was the embodiment of a Renaissance Man because he excelled at a variety of worthwhile endeavors. He was a celebrated sculptor, painter, architect, engineer and scientist. Leonardo’s “Vitruvian Man” represents the perfectly proportioned man.
English: Studies of Embryos by Leonardo da Vinci (Pen over red chalk 1510-1513) Français : étude anatomique du foetus dans l’uterus, par Léonard de Vinci (1510-1513, Plume, encre sur papier) Cette célèbre étude montre un foetus âgé de 4 mois. Outre l’image extrêmement plastique de la “position foetale”, Leonard cherche à visualiser la constitution du placenta. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Watch the following video showing four major Italian Renaissance artists and their work : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVQBVE9BzYk
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Michelangelo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbZen2OOA3M&feature=related
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Titian, Raphael, Giotto Video:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBTtjDMBIbk&feature=related Botticelli Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOILQzTfYww&feature=related are notable Renaissance artists who were commissioned by wealthy families and popes.
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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The contributions of these artists decorate the walls of churches, palaces and museums around the world. The Renaissance flourished in Italy and Italian masters graced humanity with a wealth of masterpieces Bartolommeo Vivarini from Venice produced works of art for cities across Northern Italy and down the Adriatic Coast including this altarpiece of “Saint Mark” around 1490.
Cosme Tura from Ferrara painted “Saint George” around 1474 for the Church of San Giorgio fuori le Mura in Ferrara. 
Carlo Crivelli from Venice painted the “Madonna and Child” in 1468. 
Alessandro Mattia da Farnese from Rome painted the “Portrait of Prince Augusto Chigi” in 1664. 
Giovanni di Paolo from Sienna painted “The Madonna and Child with Angels” in 1475. 
Sano di Pietro from Siena painted “Saint Catherine of Siena” in about 1450. 
Fra Angelico (Guido di Pietro) from Florence painted “The Madonna and Child” in 1411-1413. 
Giotto‘s “God the Father with Angels”
Saint Jerome
Bernardino Luini from Milan painted “The Conversion of the Magdalene” (An Allegory of Modesty and Vanity) in 1520 with gesturing hands.
Catena’s “Holy Family” I love Luca Signorelli’s, “The Coronation of the Virgin” 1508
Luca Signorelli is best known for his “Last Judgement” in the Cathedral of Orvieto.
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