Renesaissance masters

Girolamo Savonarola’s influence made Botticelli paint more religious works later in life.

Leonardo da Vinci worked for only one patron during his lifetime.

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Mantegna is known for an unusual viewpoint that distorts the body.

The Birth of Venus is considered the first Renaissance nude painting in Europe.

Atmospheric perspective involves using warm colors in the foreground and paler colors in the background.

Sandro Botticelli only painted religious subjects.

The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects was first published in 1550.

Piero della Francesca was born in Florence.

The introduction of oil paint from northern Europe allowed artists to correct mistakes more easily.

The Brera Altarpiece was commissioned by Lorenzo de Medici.

After 1491, Florence was ruled by Lorenzo de Medici.

The Mona Lisa is famous for its enigmatic expression and use of sfumato.

Giorgio Vasari was a sculptor who wrote The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects.

Leonardo da Vinci was also a scientist, engineer, and philosopher.

Leonardo completed over fifty paintings in his lifetime.

The landscape in the Mona Lisa was inspired by the Arno Valley.

Andrea Mantegna was born in Rome.

Donatello influenced Andrea Mantegna’s ability to depict anatomically correct figures.

Leonardo da Vinci was the first to establish the idea of the artist as a “genius".

In Botticelli’s time, Venus was considered a symbol of war.