Renaissance People
European explorer who traveled through Asia in the 1200s
Marco Polo
How does the Renaissance spirit live on
Translation of the plays
A political writer who wrote the prince
Niccolo Machiavelli
wealthy banker who turned Florence into a center of arts, culture, and education
Cosimo de Medici
What was the first printed book
the bible
master inventor, engineer, and artist who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance poet and scholar who helped change the education
Petrarch
What is a print
a work of art reproduced from an original
German inventor of a printing press with movable type
Johann Gutenberg
a master artist who painted the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
What was a giant step in spreading ideas? What did this replace?
printing, animal skin
Priest and christian humanist who critiqued corrupt clergy
Desiderius Erasmes
An Italian poet who wrote The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
What did Machiavelli argue that rulers should focus on?
the here and now
german painter who is also known for his block painting
Albrecht Durer