compare the art and life stories of two artists ,Leonardo and Michelangelo

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Leonardo and Michelangelo

This will briefly analyze the life and work of the two most famous artists of the Renaissance , Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519 ) and Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564 . There are some substantial key differences between the two lives under study here that might shed some light on their different emphases on their work , and this is the main thrust of this . Both men were Italians living at the same time and both have come down as giants of western civilization . But their differences in lifestyle and patronage

have created two very different people

The Renaissance was a time that joined these two men together . It was a time of fantastic wealth concentrated in few hands , and this wealth was meant to ritualize itself in the commissioning of the art of the period Florence , Milan and Rome were oligarchies , centered around money and the intelligence and shrewdness necessary to get it and keep it . Purity and asceticism were no longer important , but the ability to dominate the market . From this came the idea of humanism : the idea that man makes his own destiny , that man , in other words , can confront fate and force it to his will . From this idea can the realism of the Renaissance painters and sculptors make sense

I . Leonardo

Leonardo was born illegitimate . This is a major distinction between him and Michelangelo and will become important as his work commences Leonardo does not come from a prominent family and his...