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Jan 1, 1304
Francesco Petrarch
A famous scholar and teacher, Wrote famous love poems about the ideal woman Laura. -
Jan 1, 1337
Giotto
Painted very realistic pictures. Legend says that a fly looked so real on his painting , someone tried to brush it off. -
Period: Feb 23, 1350 to
The Artistic New Beginning...
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Jan 1, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
He was an architect,enineer,painter,sculptor, and scientes. Painted the famous pictures "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa" -
Feb 25, 1466
Desiderius Erasmus
A Dutch scholar who entered a monastery. Made the book The Praise of Folly. this critizied fasting, ridiculed ignorance, susperstition, and vice among Christians. -
Feb 25, 1475
Michelangelo
Brilliant painter of the Rennaissance. Created the"Sistine Chapel". Also, made art for many important people in Rome. -
Jan 1, 1483
Rafael
Painted frescoes in the papal chambers. Also, painted pictures of the Virgin Mary -
Jan 1, 1488
Titian
Made "The Assumption of the Virgin ". They are known for their sense of drama and rich colors. -
Jan 1, 1513
Niccolo Machiavelli
Wrote an essay named The Prince. Wanted to display the government the way it actually worked and not in lofty ideals. -
Feb 25, 1516
Thomas Moore
A friend of Eramus that shared the same views. Publised a book names "Utopia". In this book he condemned governmants as corrupt and argued that privated ownership of property causes unnecessary conflicts between people. -
Jan 1, 1528
Baldassare Castiglione
Published the most famous book of the Rennaissance The Book of the Courtier. this story explained how gentlemen and gentlewomen should act in polite society.
