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Jul 20, 1304
Petrarch
He was a poet and a scholar. He was known for being a father of both humanism and the renaissance. He died in in house on July 19th 1374 -
Period: 1400 to 1550
Humanism
an intellectual movement typified by a revived interest in the classical world and studies which focused not on religion but on what it is to be human. Renaissance humanism is based on the idea that individual humans have beauty, worth, virtue and dignity. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de' Medici
He was an Italian statesman and the ruler of Florentine Republic. He was the most powerful patron of renaissance culture in Italy. Members of the Pazzi family tried to assassinate him but failed. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance man. He was an artist, inventor, engineer and more. His famous paintings were The Mona Lisa, The Virgin, The Last Supper, and Child with Saint Anne. He died May 2nd 1519. -
Feb 29, 1468
Pope Paul III
He was the head of the catholic church from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549. He was a patron of the arts. He encouraged the beginning of the reform movement that deeply affected the Roman catholic church later in the 16th century. -
May 3, 1469
Machiavelli
He was a diplomat, author, philosopher, and a historian. He's most famous for his books, The Prince, Discourses on War, and The Art of War. In his book The Price he said as a ruler its better to be feared that loved. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He was most famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. His famous sculptor was David completed in 1504 its one of the most renowned works of the renaissance. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More
He was a Lawyer, judge social philosopher, author, statesman, and a humanist. He was most known for his book utopia. In this book he described a perfect town. -
1483
Raphael
He was an Italian painter and architect. He was one of the most talented painters of the Italian Renaissance. He was known for putting emotions on to his paintings. -
Jul 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas was the first protestant archbishop of Canterbury. He established the first doctrinal and liturgical structures of the reformed Church of England. He also put the English Bible in parish churches, drew up the Book of Common Prayer, and composed a litany -
Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII
He was the king of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. HE contributed to the renaissance because he ruled over a court that embraced the new ideas of art, architecture, learning, and the music of that era. He was most known for his six wives and his large appetite. -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
He was a French theologian. He was best known for his influential institutes of the Christian religion. He preached to wealthy and educated towns people. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
She was Queen of England and Ireland from November 17th 1558 until her death in 1603. She contributed to the renaissance because she supported the development of art and literature. She also contributed because she encouraged and funded expansion abroad, and accepted the Protestant Reformation. -
Jul 12, 1536
Erasmus
Erasmus was a Dutch Priest. He translated the bible to Greek so people could read it. He was known to be one of the leading activists and thinkers of the European Renaissance. He wrote letters to the leading statesmen, humanists, printers and theologians. -
1564
William Shakespeare
He was an English playwright and poet. He was widely known as the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and added 1,700 words to the English language. Most of his plays such as Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth are still preformed today.