Renaissance Artists
This Italian Renaissance artist is known for being an excellent painter and Jack of All Trades. The Mona Lisa & The Last Supper are two of his masterpieces.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This towering figure of Renaissance literature was an amazing playwrite that added a multitude of words to the English language
Whos is William Shakespeare?
This early Italian Humanist gathered ancient Greek & Roman texts from around Europe to ignite the Renaissance Era. He also wrote 366 sonnets for one woman.
Who is Fransesco Petrarch?
This Polish scientist was the first to publicly propose the idea of a Heliocentric solar system in Europe.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
Martin Luther nailed this document to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, starting the Protestant Reformation.
What is the 95 Thesis?
This Italian Renaissance artist focused on sculpture, but he was an excellent painter and architect as well. He's known for his works The Pieta, David, and his mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
This Spanish Author wrote what some call the first modern novel, Don Quixote
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
This family of Florence, Italy was extremely wealthy and used their wealth to support the arts as patrons of many great artists, like Leonardo da Vinci.
Who are the Medici?
This English mathematician, and scientist used math to explain the force of gravity, developed calculus, and even invented the reflecting telescope.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
The selling of pardons for one's sins.
What are indulgences?
Known as the German Leonardo, this artist was well known for his wood cuts and metal engravings.
Who is Albrecht Durer?
This Italian Renaissance author published the "Successfull Prince" in 1513, giving people an inside look into the realities of politics in Europe
Who is Niccolò Machiavelli?
This Northern Humanist authored the book, "Utopia." He was also a devout Catholic was killed for is beliefs by the King of England, Henry VIII.
Who is Sir Thomas More?
This German astronomer discovered that planets move in an oval-shaped orbit, called an ellipse.
Who is Johannes Keppler?
This invention was a major cause of the Protestant Reformation, allowing Protestant ideas to be spread across the Europe.
What is the printing press?
This Northern Renaissance artist from Flanders is often referred to as the father of oil painting. He was known for the incredible realism and detail in his works.
Whos Jan van Eyck?
Author of the Divine Comedy, this early Renaissance, Italian poet helped establish the Italian language
Who is Dante Alighieri?
This Renaissance scientist was brought before the Roman Inquisition and forced to recant his belief that the Earth revolves around the sun. He spent the rest of his life on house arrest.
Who is Galileo?
This English scientist and champion of the Scientific Method believed that science should be used to make people's lives easier.
Who is Francis Bacon?
Swiss Protestant Reformer who believed in predestination, and set up a theocracy that had punishments for swearing, dancing, and laughing in church.
Who is John Calvin?
In the mid 1500's this Dutch artist used vibrant colors to portray lively scenes of peasant life, like in his painting "The Peasant Wedding."
Who is Pieter Bruegel?
This Italian diplomat, soldier, and author published "The Book of the Courtier" in 1528, providing advice to nobles on the proper ettiquite and morality of a courtier
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
This Dutch priest and humanist wanted the Bible translated into the vernacular languages of Europe.
Who is Desiderius Erasmus?
This French physician developed a technique to close wounds with stitches
Who is Ambrose Pare?
An effect of the Protestant Reformation was the Catholic Reformation, which started at this years long meeting to discuss problems within the church.
What is the Council of Trent?