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Renaissance People

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Castiglione Italian diplomat; wrote THE COURTIER
Machiavelli Political philosopher and statesman; wrote THE PRINCE
Mirandola Humanist; wrote about the importance of the human mind
Dante Italian poet and humanist; wrote THE DIVINE COMEDY
Boccaccio Humanist; wrote literature in the vernacular
Petrarch Humanist; wrote literature in the venacular
Medici well educated poet, supported artists
da Vinci painter, writer, inventor, srchitect, engineer, mathematician, musician, philosopher; painted the Last Supper, Mona Lisa
Michelangelo sculptor and painter; made Statue of David, painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Raphael painter and architect; painted The School of Athens; fresco-painting on fresh, moist plaster
Bramante architect, designed St. Peter's Basillica
Copernicus Polish astronomer; suggested that the sun sat at the center of the universe, orbited by the planets and stars
Galileo Italian astronomer; wrote that the earth orbited the sun, was placed under house arrest by church officials for expressing his views (which disagreed with the church)
Gutenberg German; invented the printing press in mid-1400s
Erasmus Christian humanist; priest in the Netherlands; wrote about the need for a pure and simple Christian life and educating children
Sir Thomas More English statesman; wrote UTOPIA, vision of a perfect, but non-existant society
Shakespeare English playwright; helped spread ideas of the Renaissance; focused on lives of realistic characters
Christine do Pisan Italian writer; wrote important works focusing on the role women played in society; wrote THE CITY OF WOMEN; supported equality and education for women
Durer German artist; used Italian techniques of realism and perspective
Jan van Eyck Flemish painter; focused on landscapes and domestic life
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