Renaissance Artists & Architects
Name the painter who was popular at the same time as DaVinci and Michelangelo and known for his beautiful Madonnas and The School of Athens.
Raphael
I was a Polish astronomer who founded modern astronomy with my theories about the Earth and other planets rotating around the Sun.
Copernicus
English playwright & poet, widely considered the greatest playwright who ever lived.
William Shakespeare
French leader of the Protestant Reformation in France & Switzerland who established the first Presbyterian government in Geneva; his beliefs were later named after him.
John Calvin
Where did the Catholic Church's council meet that was organized to respond to the Protestant Reformation?
Trent
This painter, sculptor, architect & poet is considered one of the greatest artists of all times. His sculptures include The Pieta and David. He painted The Last Supper and the Sistine Chapel’s Last Judgment.
Michelangelo
I studied the pendulum, perfected the telescope and confirmed Copernicus’ heliocentric (sun centered galaxy) theories. The church and the Pope put me on trial for writing a best-selling book about it.
Galileo
Italian philosopher and author who believed rulers must use cunning and ruthless methods to stay in power.
Machiavelli
English religious reformer, he wrote the first complete translation of the Bible into English.
Name one thing the Council did.
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This architect won a contest and created a revolutionary dome design for the Florence Cathedral which was later duplicated at St. Peter's Basilica.
Brunelleschi
I studied bacteria, spermatozoa and am called the Father of Microbiology.
Leeuwenhoek
The most famous work written by the Italian philosopher from Renaissance Poets & Authors 200.
The Prince
King of England, self-appointed head of the Church of England after the pope refused his divorce.
Henry VIII
Name one thing the council did.
(answers will vary - teacher's discretion)
Name the first painter to abandon the Byzantine style and paint with more lifelike expressions.
Giotto
I was a doctor from England who studied the heart and blood circulation.
Harvey
Most celebrated Spanish writer. Famous for the novel Don Quixote.
Cervantes
Scottish reformer exiled by Mary Queen of Scots & later established the Church of Scotland.
John Knox
What year did the council officially begin?
1545
Which German artist is known for his wood block prints his excellent self-portraits?
Durer
I am a German mathematician and astronomer considered the founder of celestial mechanics. I was the first to describe the orbits of the planets around the Sun.
Kepler
English poet who wrote The Fairie Queene.
Spenser
Czech Reformer who was burned at the stake for criticizing the Catholic Church.
John Hus
What year did the council end?
1563