10 Renaissance Facts

Renaissance

Period: Apr 12, 1300 to Apr 12, 1500

Isabella I

Apr 12, 1451

Isabella I (1451-1504)
Isablla I is important because she supported exploration and helped aid Christopher Columbus to find the New World.

Leonardo da Vinci

Apr 13, 1452

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Leonardo da Vinci is important because he studied many different laws of science and made new discoveries that changed how man kind thought.

Albrecht Durer

Apr 13, 1471

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
Albrecht Durer is important because he showed the world what printing could realy do.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Apr 12, 1473

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
Nicolaus Copernicus was a scientist during the Renaissance. He was the first man to figure that Earth was not the center of the universe. He also discovered that Earth revolved around the sun.

Michelangelo

Apr 12, 1475

Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Michelangelo was an important Renaissance figure because he showed that man could make wonderful paintings and sculptures.

Andreas Vesalius

Apr 12, 1514

Andeas Vesalius (1514-1564)
Andreas was important because he first discovered that the heart has four chambers, which changed human medicine and treatment.

Elizabeth I

Apr 12, 1533

Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Elizabeth I was important because she supported many different forms of art, literature, and entertainment.

Miguel Cervantes

Apr 13, 1547

Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616)
Miguel Cervantes was a extremely talented writer. He is important because he helped introduce satires.

William Shakspere

Apr 13, 1564

William Shakspere (1564-1616)
William Shakspere is important because he brought plays to the Renaissance and made them important again.

Titian

Apr 12, 2011

Titian (1488-1576)
Titian was an important man during the Renaissance. He began to create life-like work. He also was one of the first artists in his time to show human expressions in paintings.