Should the best artists of the Renaissance be defined by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
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As a host of new exhibits celebrate the four masters immortalized by the TMNT, viewers should recall the many artists then excluded from guilds and patronage.
The TMNT have defined Renaissance artists Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello are the best of the era. But should they be?
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The 4 most famous Renaissance artists (and Ninja Turtles)
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Michelangelo Meets Michelangelo: The Famed Ninja Turtle Visits the Met's Renaissance Blockbuster
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Should the best artists of the Renaissance be defined by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
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The Complete History of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Should the best artists of the Renaissance be defined by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
What Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle is the best? - Quora
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He's no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Instead, Donatello was the greatest sculptor of the Renaissance!
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Who is the coolest?
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He's no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Instead, Donatello was the greatest sculptor of the Renaissance!