Renaissance Review
Use the following study sheet to review for the Renaissance People Quiz (Monday, April 28th)
William Shakespeare- Wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets, and his words are the second most known in Europe after the bible.
Leonardo da Vinci- His inventions were centuries ahead of his time and a couple of his famous portraits are the Mona Lisa and St. John the Baptist.
Sandro Botticelli- Painted the Primavera and the Birth of Venus but his paintings became famous in the 19th century.
Isaac Newton- Created the law of gravity and made the refracting telescope.
Galileo Galilei- Famous for claiming the theory that the sun is the center of the universe and that the other planets orbit the sun.
Leonardo Fibonacci- Introduced Indo-Arabic numbers to Europe.
King Charles- Known for ruling four leading dynasties in Europe.
Cosimo de Medici- Rich banker who owned banks all over the world, and financially supported the arts of Florence by supporting artists and architects.
Joan of Arc- Helped in the Hundred Years War and helped Charles Henry get crowned.
Filippo Brunelleschi- Famous architect who changed the design of buildings.
King Henry the VIII – He had a habit of getting rid of his wives, and so he created his own religion that allowed divorces.
Isabel de Castile- In charge of the Spanish Inquisition and sponsored Columbus’s trip to the New World.
Francis Bacon- An English philosopher, statesman (lawyer), and essayist who had many famous cases that helped a lot of people.
Marco Polo- Gained fame for worldwide travels, recorded in the book Il Milione and was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China.
Michaelangelo Buonarotti–Italian painter of the Sistine Chapel and sculptor of the famous statue of David.
Queen Elizabeth I- The sixth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
Raphael- An Italian painter and architect, celebrated for the perfection and grace of his paintings and drawings. A large body of his work remains, especially in the Vatican.
Francis Bacon- An English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. Also known as a proponent of the scientific revolution and has been credited as the creator of the English essay.
Rembrandt- Generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history.
