Two criteria utilized to judge the quality of a work: craft (how well an artwork was made) and communication (the rareness of the artist's vision and its message or meaning). Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo Da-Vinci were considered masters of these two qualities. Compare and contrast the work of art from each artist by using the given for discussion:
Post the images you have chosen.
Explain what each work intended to communicate. How does each of the works communicate its message?
Explain specific methods which each artist used to convey meaning. For illustration: composition, color, perspective, chiaroscuro, idealism, gesture, size, symbolism and allegory.
Be sure to recognize where these methods are used in the works you description. You might use the Internet to find out the artwork.