Renaissance and Reformation

Petrarch

Jul 20, 1304

Francesco Petrarch was a famous poet one of the first during the renaissance. He was also one of the first ever Humanist.

Johan Gutenberg

Apr 5, 1395

Johan Gutenberg was a inventor in the early renaissance most famous for inventing the printing press. He changed history by mass producing the bible so everyone was able to read one.

Leonardo da Vinci

Apr 15, 1442

Leonardo da Vinci was a very famous artist/inventor during the renaissance. Creating the Mona Lisa and the last supper.

Lorenzo de'Medici

Jan 1, 1449

Lorenzo sponsored artist during the renaissance. He was one of the key reasons the renaissance even started in the first place. He sponsored artist like Michelangelo and Botticelli giving us some of the most famous artwork ever.

Albrecht Durer

May 21, 1471

He was a artist most famous for his printmaking. He was trained as a gold smith among a lot of other things.

Thomas More

Feb 7, 1478

Thomas More was a writer during the renaissance most famous for the book Utopia. He brought new ideas to people and talks of a perfect paradise.

Raphael

Jan 1, 1483

Raphael was a Italian painter and architect. He is most famous for his paintings.

Martin Luther

Nov 10, 1483

Martin Luther was a monk that helped birth the Reformation. He called out the catholic church and even became a outlaw with a bounty and all.

John Calvin

Jul 10, 1509

John Calvin is known for his influential institutes of the christian religion. He was also a pastor.

Shakespeare

Apr 23, 1564

William Shakespeare was a very famous writer during the renaissance. He wrote 38 plays many of which still play to this day.