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        Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci
Medium: Mural - 
  
  
        Artist: Donato Bramante
Medium: Architecture - 
  
  
        Exact Date Unknown, but produced in the 16th century
Artist Unknown
Medium: Brass
Country of Origin: Benin - 
  
  
        Artist Unknown
Exact Date Unknown
Country of Origin: China - 
  
  This time period marks both the High Renaissance in Italy and the beginning of the Reformation in Germany. I've also included art from a couple other places to round out the selection.
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        Artist: Donato Bramante
Medium: Architecture - 
  
  
        Artist: Michelangelo
Medium: Sculpture - 
  
  
        Artist: Fra Batolomeo
Medium: Oil on Wood - 
  
  
        Artist: Kano Motonobu
Medium: Ink and color on paper - 
  
  
        Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Medium: Oil on poplar panel - 
  
  
        Artist: Raphael
Medium: Fresco - 
  
  
        Writer: Desiderius Erasmus - 
  
  
        Artist: Titian
Medium: Oil on canvas - 
  
  
        Artists: Nikolaus of Haguenau and Matthias Grunewald
Medium: Sculpture and Painting Changes image depending on which wings of the altar are opened. - 
  
  
        Writer: Martin Luther Written to express theological grievances with the Catholic Church, helped to start the Reformation movement. - 
  
  
        Artist: Maffeo Olivieri
Medium: Sculpture - 
  
  
        Artist: Antonio de Correggio
Medium: Oil on Wood - 
  
  
        Artist: Sebastiano del Piombo
Medium: Oil on Wood - 
  
  
        Artist: Raphael
Medium: Tempera on wood - 
  
  
        Writer: Martin Luther First translation of the Bible into the common language. - 
  
  
        Writer: Niccolo Machiavelli