Medici

-We know about Cosimo who paid for the Duomo and supported Brunelleschi, but what about the other family members?

linear perspective - use of lines to make an image seem realistic by focusing the attention to one specific point of the image

developed by Brunelleschi

Development of Art - Linear Perspective

Lorenzo the Magnificent

• Patron of Michaelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci

• Leader of the Medici through the peak of the Renaissance

• Lord Farquaad lookalike

Michelangelo

-Painter, Sculptor, Poet, and Architect

-Painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted la Pieta

The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

The center of the Sistine Chapel shows Adam and God nearly touching, symbolizing the connection (and disconnect) between man and God.

La Pieta, "Pity" or "Compassion" - Jesus and Mary

Leonardo da Vinci

• Ultimate Renaissance Man

• Painter, Inventor, and Scientist

• Mona Lisa and the Last Supper

• Designed plans for tanks, flying machines, and parachutes.

Mona Lisa

The Last Supper