Artists created art from paint and from rock (sculptures). Leonardo daVinci, Fra Angelico, and Michelangelo were all artists during the Renaissance period. Michelangelo created large paintings, but not always on a canvas. His famous artworks are his nine paintings from the book of Genesis (The beginning of the Bible).and Fra Angelico created paintings, usually of angels; thus giving him the title "The Angelic Painter". Leonardo da Vinci thought up flying ideas, paintings, and made many inventions. His most famous painting is "Mona Lisa".