Leonardo Da Vinci

Da Vinci was born in Florence in 1452. By age 20 Leonardo was a master in the Guild of ST. Luke. His first known work was a pen and ink drawing of the Arno Valley. His most famous painting in the Mona Lisa. It’s not known for certain who the woman was in the painting, but it is known that Da Vinci sought to make the painting perfect and dedicated many years of his life to working on it. He didn’t just paint, Da Vinci worked on several scientific and mathematics projects. He died in 1519 and is remembered as one of the greatest men of the Renaissance period.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo was outside of Tuscany, Italy in 1475. He had an apprenticeship with the man who owned the largest workshop in Florence at the time. The two most famous works of his are the statue of David and the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. Michelangelo designed St Peter’s Basilica in Rome just before his death in 1564. However he didn’t get to see the finished construction of the building. Which has been very influential in the design of several other buildings