In art history, the High Renaissance was a short period of the most exceptional artistic production in the Italian states, particularly Rome, capital of the Papal States, and in Florence, during the I
Raphael's frescos in the Raphael Rooms of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, commissioned by Pope Julius II.
The Last Supper, mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Bramante's Tempietto, designed 1502, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome.
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa or La Gioconda (1503–1505/07) in the Louvre.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initiall
High Renaissance
…army of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, or about 1530. The best-known exponents of painting, sculpture, and architecture of the High Renaissance include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante. In the 21st century, the use of the term has been frequently criticized by some academic art historians for…
Leonardo da Vinci's baptism record
The possible birthplace and childhood home of Leonardo in Anchiano, Vinci, Italy
The Baptism of Christ (1472–1475) by Verrocchio and Leonardo, Uffizi Gallery
Adoration of the Magi c. 1478–1482, Uffizi, Florence