What are some iconic Renaissance period artists?

The Renaissance period had a lot of iconic artists. The following are some of the most iconic:

- Donatello (1386-1466). Born in Florence, he studied classical sculpture and used this to develop a complete Renaissance style in sculpture.
- Sandro Boticelli (1445-1510). His paintings have been seen to represent the linear grace of late Italian Gothic and some Early Renaissance painting, even though they date from the latter half of the Italian Renaissance period.
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). He was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
- Michelangelo (1475-1564). He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance. 
- Raphael (1483-1520). Raphael was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance.
- Caravaggio (1571-1610). Caravaggio was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life.