The word Renassaince means rebirth.
Started in Florence, Italy.
The Medici family really started the Renaissance.
Lorenzo the Magnificent Medici was the main cause.
They looked back at previous scholars and philosophers.
These were called humanists, people who returned to the classics.
Italian Artist, Relied on perspective, made it lifelike, Michelangelo was famous for painting the Sistine Chapel, Pietta was the only work Michelangelo ever signed, Da Vinci was talented in many things, The Mona Lisa's eyebrows are missing, Da Vinci is also famous for The Last Supper, Raphael was famous for frescoes and madonnas, Tishin is the other famous painter, a frescoe is a portrayal of the Virgin Mary.
Italian Writers, Petrarch was famous for love sonnets to Laura, Niccolo Machiavelli he wrote The Prince, Is it better to be feared than loved, or loved than feared? It is better to be feared as a leader because if they don't fear you, they won't respect you. As a person it is better to be loved so you have friends. The book of the cordiar
Johannes Gutenberg was famous for the printing press, Erasmus was famous for in Praise of Folly, Thomas More was famous for the book Eutopia, Shakespeare was a famous playwrite, The Flemish were the first to paint with oils on canvas,
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