Leonardo da Vinci was a painter during the renaissance, he is most well known for painting the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. He was born in Vinci, Italy, in 1452. He studied with Verrocchio, who was a painter in Florence. In 1482 he moved to Mulan where he took commissions for paintings. His paintings show that he was able to capture light and human expression and gestures very well. He also did drawings which were much more technical, they were also sometimes drafts of his paintings. He was interested in math, science, anatomy, engineering, inventions and more, all things that were in some of his drawings. His interests were very different and spanned from art to science.
Michelangelo was a sculptor and painter, his most well known work is the stature of David and painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He was born in 1457 in Caprese, Italy. He apprenticed with Ghirlandaio when he was thirteen. He then went to study sculpture with Bertoldo di Giovanni. `He sculpted mostly people and his sculptures, drawings and paintings show he was mostly interested in drawing the human figure.
Both Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo were from Italy, and both of them started out from humble beginnings. They both worked during the renaissance and made some of the most well known works of art of all time. Although Leonardo da Vinci painted many different subjects and Michelangelo focused mostly on the same subjects. And even though they are both known for different mediums, Leonardo da Vinci being known for painting and Michelangelo being known for sculpting, they both worked in various mediums throughout their lives.
da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1506
da Vinci, Head of a Woman, 1508
da Vinci, Helicopter
Michelangelo, Pieta, 1499
Michelangelo, David, 1504
Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, 1512
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