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Period: Sep 24, 1200 to
Renaissance Key Figures
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Sep 25, 1395
Jan van Eyck
He was born in 1395
He was born in Maaseik
He was a painter
He painted Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride and Madonna of Chancellor Rolin -
Sep 25, 1398
Johannes Gutenberg
Born in 1398
Born in Mainz
He was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer
He invented the Gutenberg press and printed a Latin Bible -
Apr 15, 1452
Lenardo da vinci
Born April 15,1452
Was a painter,scientist,inventor
Born in Italy
Painted Mona Lisa and Last Supper -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
Born in May 3,1469
Born in Florence
Was a writer,humanist,and diplomat
Created a book named The Prince and was a civil servant of the florentine republic. -
May 27, 1471
Albrecht Durer
He was born May 27,1471
He was born in Nuremberg
He was a German painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist
He painted a portrait of Adam and Eve and The Four Horsemen -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Born March 6,1475
Born in Caprese Michelangelo
Was a painter and sculptor
Made statue of David and painted celing of sistine chapel -
Feb 7, 1478
Sir Thomas More
Born Feburary 7,1478
Born in London
He was writer
He wrote Utopia and was a member of parliament -
Dec 6, 1478
Baldassare Castiglione
Was born December 6,1478
Born in Mantua
Was a Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author
Wrote The Book Of The Courtier and he wrote a prologue for Cardinal Bibbiena's Calandria -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
Born April 6,1483
Born in Urbino
Was a painter,poet,
Painted the Madonnas's and School Of Athens -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare
Was born April 23,1564
Was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
He was a English playwright and poet
he wrote Hamlet and King Lear
