There were many famous figures of the Italian Renaissance. During the Renaissance, there was a tremendous outburst of creative geniuses in all aspects of the arts, science, and literature. Among these were the artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti, the great Florentine ruler, Lorenzo de Medici, and the Pope Julius II. These individuals, probably more than anyone else, contributed to the great works of art created during the Italian Renaissance.
Leonard da Vinci was born in the Italian town of Vinci in 1452. As a teenager, he was apprenticed to the artist Verrocchio. Leonardo is one of the most famous artists of all time. He also painted the Mona Lisa which remains a very famous painting. He also painted the famous Last Supper. He, above anyone else embodies the term "Renaissance Man" because he did everything. …
