<P> The Proto - Renaissance begins with the professional life of the painter Giotto and includes Taddeo Gaddi , Orcagna and Altichiero . The Early Renaissance was marked by the work of Masaccio , Fra Angelico , Paolo Uccello , Piero della Francesca and Verrocchio . The High Renaissance period was that of Leonardo da Vinci , Michelangelo , Raphael and Titian . The Mannerist period included Andrea del Sarto , Pontormo and Tintoretto . Mannerism is dealt with in a separate article . </P>
<P> The Proto - Renaissance begins with the professional life of the painter Giotto and includes Taddeo Gaddi , Orcagna and Altichiero . The Early Renaissance was marked by the work of Masaccio , Fra Angelico , Paolo Uccello , Piero della Francesca and Verrocchio . The High Renaissance period was that of Leonardo da Vinci , Michelangelo , Raphael and Titian . The Mannerist period included Andrea del Sarto , Pontormo and Tintoretto . Mannerism is dealt with in a separate article . </P>
who is regarded as the first important artist of the italian renaissance
who is regarded as the first important artist of the italian renaissance
Giotto
Giotto