During the Renaissance, artists were no longer regarded as mere artisans as they has been in the medieval past. For the first time, artists emerged as independent personalities, comparable poets, and writers. They began to express their ideas even though the art still remained religious in nature but add their own individual style and emotions. However, art also went through many drastic changes and was influenced by many great artists like Giotto, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Masaccio.
             Giotto was one of many artists who expressed his ideas in Italian art. He used three-dimensional images, which was a drastic change from classical art where the depth was not used. He was one of the first artists who painted something from his opinion. However, Giotto expressed his opinion and thoughts so greatly that he inspired even the great Michaelangelo. This great artist was ahead of his time and was able to paint ideas that were very popular at the time. Giotto expressed the ideas by giving depth to his artwork and the illusion of movement. Even though, not much of his work is left it is obvious that he expressed the Renaissance ideas in his artwork in many ways and contributed to helping express the ideas of the times.
             Another great artist who expressed his ideas in artwork was Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). Leonardo Da Vinci is considered the "Renaissance Man" since he was skilled in many different things such as being a painter, writer, engineer, scientist, and other things. However, Leonardo Da Vinci is known mostly for his great artwork such as the paintings of the Mona Lisa and Moses which show pure beauty. Leonardo expressed new ideas in his artwork by using new techniques and exploring new ways to look at certain things. Leonardo was a great artist who influenced the artwork of future artists. He was a great artist that showed people that new things were possible and they should not be scared to try new things. Leonardo Da Vinci was so...