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Known as the "father of humanism"
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Known as the "father of humanism"
Francesco Petrarch
His work stressed the importance of strong secular leadership
Niccolò Machiavelli
improved the printing press
produced books cheaply and quickly
mass produced the first bible/many people can buy them
first religious books but then others such as almanacs, travel guides, and medical books
Johann Gutenberg
Stated "Greedy merchants and ignorant priests will ruin the world."
Wrote "The Prose of Fally" which was his most famous work
Erasmus
Wrote utopia which means "no place"
Made in 1516
Sir Thomas More
Most famous writer of the Elizabeth Age
1592 - lived in London
Work: revels the souls of human beings through dramatic conflict
Has positive views on human nature
William Shakespeare
Renaissance man - (scientist, mathematician, artist, inventor, architect, musician, writer, painter, etc.)
Studied other famous painters
The Mona Lisa & The Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci
used classical inspiration for work
studied at medici palace
sculpture and painter
La Pieta, The David, and the Sistine Chapel Frescoes
Michelangelo
Architect and painter
Family of painters
Learned about humanism as a young man
Schools of Athens & The Wedding of the Virgin
Raphael
Northern renaissance movement
Liked to deceive the eye-pure fiction
Mimics reality
Known for use of light
The Arnolfini Portrait
Jan Van Eyck
Highly educated for the time One of the first women to earn a living as a writerChristine de PizanBegan after the study of classical texts Focused on human potential Studied Christian and human achievements (Erasmus and Thomas More)Christian HumanistsKnown for her work regarding love and emotionsVittoria ColonnaCreated the first nude bronze work since the classical era (The David)Donatello