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People of the Renaissance
Name:
Francisco Petrarch
Contribution to Renaissance/Accomplishments:
Father of Humanism
Wrote 366 Sonnets including his “Sonnets to Laura”
Home Location:
Italy
Michelangelo
Painted the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel including
“Creation of Adam”
Sculpted the David Statue, La Pieta, and Moses
Italy
Leonardo Da Vinci
Painted Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
“Renaissance Man”
Italy
Lorenzo De Medici
Patron of the arts from Florence
Banker
Grandson of Cosimo de Medici
Italy
Rafael (Raphael)
Painter (Rival of Michelangelo’s)
Frescoes
Known for his Madonna’s and “School of Athens”
Italy
Niccolo Machiavelli
Author of “The Prince”
Quotes: “Better to be feared than loved”; “The Ends
justify the Means”
Father of modern Political Science
Italy
Erasmus
Author of “Praise of Folly”
Most influential Humanist of Northern Europe
Netherlands
(Northern Europe)
Sir Thomas More
Author of “Utopia”
English humanist
England
(Northern Europe)
Gutenberg
Inventor of moveable type printing press
German States in
the Holy Roman
Empire
(Northern Europe)
Albrecht Durer
Known for copper engravings and woodcuts
German States in
the Holy Roman
Empire
(Northern Europe)
Shakespeare
Playwright: “Romeo & Juliet”, “Hamlet”
Wrote Poems and Sonnets
England
(Northern Europe)
People of the Renaissance