Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582–1647). Italian Baroque artist who became the
leading fresco painter in Rome after the death of Annibale Carracci. Later
worked in Naples
Laurana, Luciano (c. 1420/25–1479). An architect from Dalmatia,
he worked in Mantua and Pesaro before he was chosen by Federigo da
Montefeltro to be the architect of the ducal palace in Urbino (1465–c. 1472).
His courtyard there is regarded as one of the ¿ nest architectural achievements
of the Renaissance.
Lebrun, Charles (1619–1690). Artist in charge of the vast interior decoration
of Versailles.
Le Nôtre, André (16131700). Landscape architect in charge of the gardens
at Versailles.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519). The embodiment of the Renaissance
man, Leonardo was a universal genius in painting, sculpture, architecture,
drawing, and the sciences of his day. He trained in Verrocchio’s workshop in
Florence. He later worked for a long period in Milan for the Sforza family, as
well as in Rome. He spent his last years in France at the court of Francis I.
Le Vau, Louis (16121670). Principal architect of Versailles.
Lippi, Filippino (1457/8–1504). Son of Filippo Lippi, he studied with
his father and with Botticelli and completed the fresco cycle in the
Brancacci Chapel.
Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (c. 12901348), and Pietro Lorenzetti
(b. c. 12801348). These brothers dominated Sienese painting from the
1320s to the time of their deaths from the plague. Ambrogio is known for his
Allegories of Good and Bad Government, frescoes in the city hall of Siena.
Lorenzo Monaco (c. 1370–c. 1425). A Sienese painter of the International
Gothic style, he also worked in Florence. For a time, he was a Carmelite
monk, hence his name.