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Petrarch
Known as the father of humanism, famous for Latin poems and writings.
Castolli
Author of the book "The Courtier".
Niccoli Mashievelli
Author of "The Prince".
Erasmus
Pointed out the evils in society and published the Greek New Testament.
Cervantes
Wrote a satire on chivalry.
Shakespeare
The greatest playwright and poet of the Renaissance.
Giotto di Bondone
Known as the father of Renaissance paintings.
Botticelli
Added another dimension to the art movement.
Leonardo da Vinci
A talented sculptor, musician, architect, and painter, known for painting "The Last Supper".
Raphael
Painter of "The School of Athens".
Michelangelo
Painter of "The Sistine Chapel", sculptor of the "Pieta" and the "Marble Statue of David".
Titian (Tiziano Vercelli)
Leader of the Titian School of painting.
Durer
Considered the Leonardo of the North, famous for wood engravings and engravings.
Holbein
Durer's German partner and the finest portrait painter of the North; became the officially court painter of Henry VIII
Ghiberti
Built bronze doors for the Florence Baptistry.
Brunelleschi
The standing glory of the Florence Cathedral.
Donatello
The leading sculptor of the Renaissance, known for freestanding sculptures such as the "Statue of David".
Humanism
the idea of self-reliance and civic virtue
humanist admired…
The classical age of Rome and Greece
Lorenzo di Medici
Most popular member of the Medici family
Inquisition
court that focused its attention on finding and punishing those holding protestant beliefs
Florence
most influential city; known as the ‘Queen of the Adriatic’
Gutenburg
developed the movable printing press
John Knox
leader of the protestant reformation in Scotland
Moore
Humanist that wrote the book ‘Utopia’
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