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Jul 9, 1441
Jan van Eyck
Belgium
Painter
Redeccorate the Binnenhof Palace
Painted the Ghent Altarpiece -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Italy
painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer
Painted the Mona Lisa
Sketched the Vitruvian Man
Sketched the Vitruvian Man -
Feb 3, 1468
Johannes Gutenberg
Germany
blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher
Introduced printing to Europe
Introduced the use of oil based ink -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
Italy
historian, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer
Wrote The Prince
Wrote The Discourses on Livy -
May 21, 1471
Albrecht Durer
Germany
painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist
Made The Knight, Death and The Devil
Made Saint Jerome in His Study -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Italy
sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer
Scuplted the Statue of David
Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -
Feb 7, 1478
Sir Thomas More
England
lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and humanist
Wrote a History of Richard III
Wrote Utopia -
Dec 6, 1478
Baldassare Castiglione
Italy
courtier, diplomat, soldier, and writer
Wrote the Courtier
Wrote the De Oficiis -
Mar 28, 1483
Raphael
Italy
Painter and Architect
Painted the School of Athens
Painted the Madonnas -
WIlliam Shakespeare
England
poet and playwright
Wrote Romeo and Juliet
Wrote Hamlet
