History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . Courtesy of Braun et C^^ Fig. 126. Ghibertis Doors at Florence. Courtesy of Braim ct C* Fig. 127. Holy Family by Andrea del Sarto Books and Science in the Middle Ages 485 of Europe. The art-loving popes, Julius II and Leo X, took painsto secure the services of the most distinguished artists and archi-tects of the time in the building and adornment of St. Peters andthe Vatican; that is, the papal church and palace (see above,§670). 711. Height of Renaissance Art—Da Vinci, Michael Angelo,Raphael. During the sixt
History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . Courtesy of Braun et C^^ Fig. 126. Ghibertis Doors at Florence. Courtesy of Braim ct C* Fig. 127. Holy Family by Andrea del Sarto Books and Science in the Middle Ages 485 of Europe. The art-loving popes, Julius II and Leo X, took painsto secure the services of the most distinguished artists and archi-tects of the time in the building and adornment of St. Peters andthe Vatican; that is, the papal church and palace (see above,§670). 711. Height of Renaissance Art—Da Vinci, Michael Angelo,Raphael. During the sixteenth century the art of the Renais-sance reached its highest development. Among all the greatartists of this period three stand out prominently—Leonardo daVinci, Michael Angelo, and Raphael. The first two not onlypracticed but achieved distinction in the three arts of archi-tecture, sculpture, and painting.^ It is impossible to give in afew lines any idea of the beauty and significance of the work ofthese great geniuses. Both Raphael and Michael Angelo left be-hind them so many and such magnificent frescoes and paintings,and in the case
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