Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was the Renaissance humanist ideal. This means he did almost everything.
But I'm gonna focus only on his paintings and sketches, as this is what interests me the most.

Head of a Man

Female Head

Grotesque Profile

Head of a Young Woman with Tousled Hair (Leda)

La Belle Ferroniere

Leda

Madonna with the Yarnwinder

Mona Lisa

Study for Madonna with the Yarnwinder

Study for the Last Supper: Judas

Study of nursing Madonna and profile heads

The Lady with the Ermine (Cecilia Gallerani)

The Madonna of the Carnation

Andrea Palladio

Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) was an Italian architect working in the Republic of Venice. He was influenced by Roman and Greek architecture. He gained popularity in England when his work The Four Books of Architecture was released there in early 18th Century. He was an inspiration for architects and artist form Classicism, and he even has his own style called Palladian architecture.(the classicism architecture). His most important works: Villa Barbaro, Villa Capra "La Rotonda", Basilica Palladiana, Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Il Redentore and Teatro Olimpico. Also the city of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Villa Barbaro

Villa Capra "La Rotonda"

Basilica Palladiana

Church of San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice)

Church of San Giorgio Maggiore (Interior)

Il Redentore

Teatro Olimpico (photo from 1968)

Villa Godi (Interior)

Villa Thiene

Villa Emo

 all photos taken from wikipedia.com