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Flemish
Painter
Invented Oil Painting
His motto, one of the first and still most distinctive signatures in art history, ALS IK KAN ("AS I CAN"). -
Italy
He was an painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.
Painted the famous Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant minds in human history. -
Germany
Was a blacksmith, goldsmith, printer.
Publisher who introduced printing to Europe.
Gutenberg was the first European to use movable type printing. -
Italian
Historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance.
A founder of modern political science.
He also wrote comedies, carnival songs, and poetry. -
German
Painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist.
His prints established his reputation across Europe.
His well-known works include the Knight, Death, and the Devil. -
An Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer.
The village of Caprese, Italy.
"The Pietá" was one of his famous pieces.
Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes of Genesis on the ceiling and the last judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel of Rome. -
English
Was an Lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist.
Was Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to 16 May 1532.
He was an important councillor to Henry VIII of England. -
Italian
He was an Courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author.
Was known as The Courtier.
Was one of the most powerful ambassadors. -
Italy
Painter and Architect
He formed the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.
Made the famous painting, The School Of Athens. -
English
Poet and playwright.
Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
