Renaissence Key Figures

  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, painted the Mona Lisa, and Leonardo was one of the three renaissance men.
  • Johannes Gutenberg
    Feb 3, 1468

    Johannes Gutenberg

    Germany, inventor. made the printing press and
  • Niccolo Machiavelli
    May 3, 1469

    Niccolo Machiavelli

    Italian writer. Wrote the prince and one of the great early analyzers of political power.
  • Albrecht Durer
    May 21, 1471

    Albrecht Durer

    German artist. He created the elevation of graphic art and has influenced many other painters.
  • Michelangelo Buonarroti
    Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo Buonarroti

    Italian painter and sculptor; painted the sistine chapel and scuplted the scuplture of david.
  • Sir Thomas More
    Feb 7, 1478

    Sir Thomas More

    English, was a judge and wrote comedies.
  • Baldassare Castiglione
    Dec 6, 1478

    Baldassare Castiglione

    Italian athor and diplomat. Wrote The Book Of Courtiier,and was a judge.
  • Raphael
    Apr 6, 1483

    Raphael

    Italian. Raphael was a painter and a architect. He painted the popes personal library, and he painted the school of Athens.
  • William Shakespeare
    Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare

    English writer. Wrote 38 plays and wrote the famouse Romeo and juliet.
  • Jan van Eyck

    Jan van Eyck

    urope. Painter. Eyck painted "Adoration of the Lamb and also painted Arnolfini Wedding.