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Italian lyric poetand scholar, who greatly influenced
the values of the Renaissance.
His collection of poems Canzoniere, inspired by his ideal
love for Laura, was written in the Tuscan dialect. |
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Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia
an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory,
and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice. |
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| Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274). |
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A philosophical position that stresses the autonomy of
human reason in contradistinction to the authority of the Church |
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The principles or styles characteristic of the literature
and artof ancient Greece and Rome.
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The system of theological and philosophical teaching
predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the
authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators. |
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The view that public education and other matters of civil policy
should be conducted without the introduction of areligious element. |
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| Poet and patron ofthe arts and literature: ruler of Florence 1478–92 |
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| Poet and patron ofthe arts and literature: ruler of Florence 1478–92 (Medici) |
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Florentine painter, who broke away from the stiff linear design
of the Byzantine tradition and developed the more dramatic and
naturalistic style characteristic of the Renaissance:
his work includes cycles of frescoes in Assisi, the Arena Chapel
in Padua,and the Church of Santa Croce, Florence. |
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Florentinesculptor, painter, architect, and poet;
one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance.
Among his creations are the sculptures of David (1504) and of
Moses |
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Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer:
the most versatile talent of the Italian Renaissance. His
most famous paintings include The Virgin of the Rocks,
the Mona Lisa, and the Last Supper. |
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The meal eaten by Christ with his disciples on the night before
his Crucifixion, during which he is believed to have instituted the
Eucharist. |
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| Florentine early Renaissance painter whose Birth of Venus and Primavera are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance. His ecclesiastical commissions included work for all the major churches of Florence and for the Sistine Chapel in Rome. |
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A large marble statue made by Michelangelo of the biblical king...
Michelangelo portrays him as a youth just about
to do battle with the giant Goliath. |
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Florentine statesman and political philosopher;
secretary to the war council of the Florentine republic.
His most famous work is IlPrincipe ( The Prince, 1532). |
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| Inventor of the Printing Press. |
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| City-state, supporter of the arts, Renaissance starter. |
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A person who supports with money, gifts, efforts,
orendorsement an artist, writer, museum, cause, charity,
institution special event. |
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| Capture/Fall of Byzantium by Turks AND start of Renaissance! |
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| Starting place of the Renaissance. |
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| A Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. It is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic sites. It has been described as "holding a unique position in the Christian world" and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom" |
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A master piece of Renaissance by the renowned artist Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist.
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