The time of the Renaissance was a happy time. They called it the time of rebirth. They loved painting and sculpting. The renaissance was not a sad time. At the time there were four important people Michelangelo,Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello. Michelangelo was a painter and mostly a sculptor. Leonardo made the Mona Lisa. Donatello was known for training Michelangelo and was a painter and was a sculptor. Rafael was a painter and sculptor. THEY WERE THE RENAISSANCE MEN !!!!!! They were all very happy.