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da Vinci vs. Michelangelo
Published December 16, 2007 Leonardo da Vinci , Michelangelo , Renaissance , art , art history , fresco painting , great artists
Tags: battles, best painter, contest, Florence, frescoes, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo

What happens when the two greatest artists of all times meet for a showdown?
That showdown actually took place.
The mayor of Florence commissioned the paintings (frescoes) from Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo da Vinci. They were each told to paint a scene from the history of Florence on one of the walls of the Council Room of the Town Hall.
Expectation ran high. Of course neither of the artists allowed anyone to see what he was doing while he worked at home. Of the two, Michelangelo must have been the more worried. Leonardo was a generation older and had established his reputation. Michelangelo grew up hearing about Leonardo’s genius—was he jealous? His biographers speak of his dislike for Leonardo.
Leonardo was also an......

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