Renaissance Artists and Inventors
There were many famous artist during the Renaissance era, like Leonardo da vinci, Michelangelo, and many more. But Leonardo da vinci and Michelangelo were more well known that most artists. Here is a little history about them.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist and an inventor. He kept all of his ideas in a journal. He wrote his notes and ideas backwards, so nobody could steal hs ideas. Some of Leonardo da Vinci's ideas and inventions are still used today, like the submarine and machine gun. Leonardo was also a famous painter. One of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings is the Mona Lisa. In Leonardo's early life he could not go to school, so he taught himself.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was a sculptor and a painter. He made many sculptures, that would soon become very, very famous. Michelangelo was some what ill-tempered from time to time. He painted The Sistine Chapel. It took him 4 years just to paint the ceailing and the walls. While he was painting the Sistine Chapel, the Pope would climb up the scafolding to poke Michelangelo to hurry up. Sometime Michelangelo had to sleep with his clothes on.