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He wrote 27 plays that are still performed today around the world. He wrote many famous works and plays such as, Romeo and Juliet.

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He pressed for social reform. In Utopia, a book he wrote,  he describes an ideal society, in which men and women live in peace.

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A Dutch priest and humanist, he was one of the most important scholars of the age. He wrote text on a number of subjects.

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One of the first northern artists to be profoundly affected by the Renaissance Italy. In 1494 he traveled to Italy to study Italian masters. Then soon he became a pioneer, his methods influenced other artists in Italy.

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He printed the first complete edition of the Christian Bible using a printing press with a movable type.

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A Florentine who lived in the 1300s, he was an early Renaissance humanist, poet, and scholar.

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He was a historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist and writer. Founder of modern political science.

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The author of The Book of the Courtier. His ideal differed for men and women.

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Raphael “perfected” Renaissance painting

He improved perspective and realism by studying Leonardo & Michelangelo

Raphael became the favorite painter of the Pope because of his amazing detailed paintings showing a combination of famous Greek & Romans along with Renaissance people

Raphael’s greatest painting was “School of Athens” which blended Classical figures from Greece & Rome with important people from the Renaissance

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Michelangelo was one of the most famous Renaissance artists:

He was a painter, sculptor, architect, & poet

His sculptures & paintings showed realism, detail of the human body, & expression to show personality & emotion

Michelangelo sculptures “Pieta”& “David” are considered masterpieces

Michelangelo’s greatest work is the 130 ft x 44 ft ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which shows Biblical images of amazing detail, power, & beauty

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Leonardo da Vinci was a true “Renaissance Man”

He was a painter & sculptor whose art was known for incredible realism & emotion

He was also an inventor & scientist whose sketches reveal observations about human anatomy & new engineering technologyMona Lisa

His “Last Supper” shows Jesus’ last meeting with the 12 apostles before the crucifixion; the facial expressions, detail, emotion made it a masterpiece

d.  Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest masterpiece was the “Mona Lisa” which was known  for its emotion & depth

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capital of Italy’s Tuscany region