The Iconic Paintings Created In Florence
The advanced methods used by creators and artists of Florence(like the four canonical techniques of drawing to produce depth and 3D effects) gave birth to the following masterpieces:
- Birth of Venus, Primavera and Venus and Mars by Botticelli.
- Creation of Adam by Michelangelo.
- The School of Athens by Raphael.
- The Last Supper and The Virgin of the Rocks by Da Vinci.
- Not to mention Da Vinci’s The Mona Lisa, a portrait of a Florentine merchant’s wife, the most famous painting in the world.
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