renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci

Apr 15, 1452

He serves as a role model applying the scientific method to every aspect of life. Including art and music, although he is best known for his dramatic and expressive artwork. Leonardo also conducted a lot of carefully thought out experiments and created other inventions that were amazing for the time.

Pope Paul the third

Feb 29, 1468

pope Paul III was a notable patron of the arts and at the same time encouraged the beginning of the reform movement. It was to deeply affect the Roman Catholic Church in the later 16th century. He called the Council of Trent in 1545. He also restored the university of Rome at the time.

Michelangelo

Mar 6, 1475

Michelangelo's drawings are valued not only as works exhibiting extraordinary skill but as windows into the mind of the master. They let us witness in an astonishingly direct and intimate way. These are creation of some of the greatest works of Renaissance art.

Raphael

Apr 6, 1483

Raphael was one of the most talented painters of the Italian Renaissance. His work is admired for its uniqueness of form and ease of composition. Also for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. He was also a popular architect during his lifetime.

Thomas Cranmer

Jul 2, 1489

As archbishop he put the English Bible in parish churches. drew up the Book of Common Prayer and composed a litany that remains in use today. Denounced by the Catholic queen Mary I for promoting Protestantism, he was convicted of heresy and burned at the stake.

Elizabeth 1

Sep 7, 1533

Elizabeth the first is a 45-year reign, generally considered one of the most glorious in English history. During it a secure Church of England was established. Its doctrines were laid down in the 39 Articles of 1563, a compromise between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Elizabeth herself refused to 'make windows into men's souls.

William Shakespeare

Apr 23, 1564

William Shakespeare was known for creating new words and tropes, as well as building relationships between writers and patrons. Shakespeare greatly influenced contemporary literature. Not only are actors still performing his plays, but his work, symbolism, wordplay, and characters inspire contemporary writers to push their creative boundaries.