Renaissance Key Figures

By kaylyn_308
  • Jul 9, 1441

    Jan van Eyck

    He was a Flemish painter. He was from England.
    He used symbolism in his painting.
    His work often focused on landscapes and domestic life.
  • Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    He was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. he is from Italy.
    He painted The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa.
  • Feb 3, 1468

    Johannes Gutenberg

    He was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. He was born in Germany.
    He was the german creator of movable type.
    He completed almost 200 copies of the Bible.
  • May 3, 1469

    Niccolo Machiavelli

    He was an Italian historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer based in Florence, Italy during the Renaissance.
    He wrote the book The Prince.
    He was the father of modern politics.
  • May 21, 1471

    Albrecht Durer

    German painter, engraver, and theoretician. He is from Germany.
    He used the Italian techniques of realism and perspective in his own works.
    He painted in oils, a medium that charaterized the art of northern Europe.
  • Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo Buonarroti

    He was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. He was from Italy.
    He sculpted the Statue of David out of marble.
    He also painted the Sistene Chapel's cieling and the alter.
  • Feb 7, 1478

    Sir Thomas More

    He was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He born in England.
    In 1504 he was elected to parliment.
    He wrote the novel Utopia.
  • Dec 6, 1478

    Baldassare Castiglione

    He was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and a prominent Renaissance author. He was born in Italy.
    Wrote a book called The Courtier.
    Merchants used his book as a guide to behavior.
  • Apr 6, 1483

    Raphael

    He was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. He is from Italy
    He is known for all his paintings of the Madonna.
    He painted The School of Athens.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare

    He was an English poet and playwright. He was born in England.
    Through his plays, he helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance to a mass audience.
    His plays were a popular pastime for people in any social class.