History Quiz 9/14/11 important people
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Medici Family | was a family bank that had branch offices throughout Italy and in the major cities of Europe. |
| Cosimo de Medici | wealthiest European of his time. in 1434 won control of Florence's government. But didnt seek political office for himself. was dictator of Florence for 30 years |
| Michelangelo Buonarroti | used realistic style when depicting the human body |
| Donatello | made realistic sculptures by carving natural postures and expressions |
| Leonardo da vinci | painter sculptor and scientist, studied how muscles moves and how veins are arranged in a leaf painted mona lisa and the last supper |
| raphael sanzio | favorite subject was Madonna and child. famous for use of perspective filled walls of pope julius's library with paintings one of which called schools of athens conveys the classical influence renaissance figures. |
| Sofanisba Anguissola | first woman artist to gain international reputation. known for portraits of sisters and King Phillip I |
| Artemisia Gentileschi | trained with painter father and helped with his work painted pictures of strong heroic women |
| Petrarch | one of the earliest and most influential humanist,wrote in both latin and italian, wrote sonnets about mysterious woman named Laura and wrote letters |
| Giovanni Boccacio | best known for the Decameron, series of realistic sometimes off color stories |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | examines the imperfect conduct of imperfect humans. in the prince, examines how a ruler can gain power and keep it on in spite of his enemies. began idea that most people are selfish, fickle and corruot |
| Vittoria Colonna | exchanged sonnets with Michelangelo and helped Castiglione publish The Courtier. Her poems express personal emotions. |
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