Can you name a few artists that were ahead of their times?

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Can you name a few artists that were ahead of their times?

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A few? Try most of the artists during the Renaissance.
Back then they were not just painters.
Bernini, Da Vinci, Michaelangelo...they were sculptors, painters, designers, architects.

They were geniuses.
When was the last time you heard of someone like Da Vinci?
Look at his designs. He thought of a helicopter device, a flight machine, a car, and many more.