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 * **David **​ || ** Mona Lisa ** ||
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 * **David, was sculpted in both marble and bronze by famous Renaissance sculptor Donatello. Donatello influenced many people with his artwork. After this, many artists began to create these types of sculptures. The sculpture David was created by Donatello. It shows David with the head of his enemy from the Bible, Goliath, laying at his feet. He is also modeled after Ancient Greek and Roman statues. The statue is very realistic, which is a very general characteristic of most art created during the Renaissance.Donatello's David, even had a political impact on the world. It came to show the Florentine Republic which was in war with more powerful enemies, yet still favored by God. ** || It is the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa shows many features of Florentine and Umbrian portraits in the late 15th century. On the Mona Lisa's right, a path winds up to a mountain range while on her right, a dried river bed travels up towards a reservoir on her left. There are also some similarities between the Mona Lisa and the Madonna. Her smile is much the same and even the background is one that is much like the religious paintings Leonardo earlier painted. Leonardo showed his immense skill by showing a gossamer veil on her head and the gown she is wearing is covered with intricate detail. The Mona Lisa, which was meant to be sold to a client, was never sold. ||
 * ** Last Supper ** || **Birth of Venus** ||
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 * This is a very famous paintingsby Leonardo da Vinci called "The Last Supper". Leonardo da Vinci was one of the world's most famous painters, and is called "The Renaissance Man". Not only was da Vinci an excellent Italian painter, but he was also a sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. This is why da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the world's most widely talented man. The Last Supper was painted in 1498 and was very different from other paintings that were made at this time. The wide range of emotions shown by Jesus' apostles was something that had never been done before in previous depictions of The Last Supper. This new portrayal caused minor controversy among the people of the Renaissance but overall, it had a positive impact because it introduced a new way of painting. || This is a picture of the masterpiece "Birth of Venus." This was painted by Sandro Botticelli, and it is considered one of the most nicest masterpiece produced during the early renaissance. It was painted for the villas of Lorenzo di Pierfranceso de' Medici. This shows the ancient Roman goddess of love and beauty being born. Botticelli's manner of painting reminded people of medieval artists. This painting in particular was influenced by the philosophy of Neoplatonism, which tried to reconcile classical paganism and Christianity. ||