Renaissance art involved an artist.
Architecture . Architectural works , in the material form of buildings , are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art . Donatello . He studied classical sculpture and used this to develop a complete Renaissance style in sculpture , whose periods in Rome , Padua and Siena introduced to other parts of Italy a long and productive career . Filippo Brunelleschi ( [ fiˈlippo brunelˈleski ] ; 1377 -- April 15 , 1446 ) was an Italian designer and a key figure in architecture , recognised to be the first modern engineer , planner and sole construction supervisor . Renaissance art . A revived interest in the Classics brought about the first archaeological study of Roman remains by the architect Brunelleschi and sculptor Donatello . Sculpture . It is one of the plastic arts .