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Easily one of the best patrons of the Renaissance and to some extent an artist himself. (Famous Renaissance family)
What is Cosimo de Medici
100
Founded Church of England (Protestant) so that he could divorce his first wife, centralized the crown of England to an authoritarian rule
What is Henry VII
100
Wealthy patron and started school of navigation in Portugal, also financed exploration of West Africa, missionary for Catholic Church
What is Prince Henry the Navigator
100
Introduced a new art technique, realism, that broke away from Byzantine influence
What is Gioto di Bondone
100
Father of Human Anatomy and Human circulatory system
What is Andreas Vesalius
200
Second daughter of Henry VIII, entrenched Protestantism in England, first true woman ruler of England
What is Elizabeth I
200
Queen of Spain, financed Columbus's new world voyages, Spanish Inquisition, Moors (Spanish Muslims) and Jews kicked out of Spain
What is Queen Isabella of Castille
200
Popularized the Heliocentric Theory
What is Copernicus
200
School of Athens
What is Raphael
200
Wrote Decameron (in Italian vernacular) about life at the time of the Middle Ages
What is Giovanni Boccaccio
300
Religious author Praise of Folly, Catholic reformer, Humanist
What is Erasmus
300
Catalyst for Protestant Reformation in Northern Europe, wrote 95 Theses
What is Martin Luther
300
Known as the Father of Humanist philosophy
What is Petrarch
300
Wrote Utopia, during the reign of Henry VIII, later implication on Marxism, Socialism, Communism
What is Sir Thomas More
300
Printing press in 1450, first Bible printed on the press 100 years later
What is Johannes Gutenberg
400
First Christian feminist
What is Christine de Pisan
400
Sistine Chapel, The David
What is Michelangelo
400
Treacherous pope, signed the Treaty of Tordesillas
What is Pope Alexander VI
400
Famous works of art, Mona Lisa, Last Supper, inventor, sculptor
What is Leonardo da Vinci
400
Reformation implications with his dealings with Martin Luther
What is Charles V HRE (Holy Roman Empire)
500
Catholic priest selling Indulgences, inspired Martin Luther's 95 Theses
What is John Tetzel
500
Wrote The Inferno and The Divine Comedy, both were vivid interpretations of Catholic doctrine
What is Dante Alghieri
500
Wrote The Prince (a hand guide to absolutism)
What is Niccolo Machiavelli
500
Northern Renaissance artist famous for print work
What is Albrecht Durer
500
Blended Christian and Greek philosophies and ideals in Oration on the Dignity of Man
What is Pico della Mirandola