Complex sentence: He was acclaimed by poets such as Guarino da Verona and praised by humanists of his time who compared him to such illustrious names as Cimabue, Phidias and Praxiteles.
Split into simpler sentences: He was acclaimed by poets such as Guarino da Verona and praised by humanists of his time. They compared him to such illustrious names as Cimabue, Phidias and Praxiteles.