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Sep 21, 1395
Jan van Eyck
from: Maaseik
interest: painter
He was considered a revolutionary master across northern Europe within his lifetime;
His motto, one of the first and still most distinctive signatures in art history, -
Sep 21, 1398
Johannes Gutenberg
He as famous for ''inventing" the printing press.
He was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.
From : germany mainz -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Country his from: Italy
Painted the Mona Lisa (famous painting)
Leonardo was one or the three greatest artist of high renaissance -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
frome Europe
His famous treatise, The Prince, is a handbook for rulers.
Other books like The Art War -
May 6, 1475
Michelangelo Buonarroti
He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
From Italy
Famous for the sculptor called David -
Feb 7, 1478
Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More, known to Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.
From: London -
Dec 6, 1478
Baldassare Castiglione
Country; Italy
He is remembered for The Courtier. Written in the form of a philosophical dialogue,
Baldassare Castiglione, count of was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author. -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
From Rome
Most famous,The School of Athens
He became the most important portraitist in Rome, designed 10 large tapestries to hang in the Sistine Chapel. -
May 21, 1528
Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg.
he was from: Germany
hw was famous for these painting the Apocalypse woodcuts, Knight, Death, and the Devil. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Sakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".
From; ENGLAND
