The School of Athens
The period known as the High Renaissance represents the culmination of the goals of the earlier period, namely the accurate representation of figures in space rendered with credible motion and an appropriately decorous style. The most famous painters from this time period are Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo Buonarroti. Their images are among the most widely known works of art in the world. Leonardo's "The Last Supper", Raphael's "The School of Athens" and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling are the textbook examples of this period.