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| Medieval program of study built around |
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| (1478-1529) Author of "The Book of the Courtier", a popular treatise on upper-class social graces |
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| (1469-1536) Dutch-born scholar and social commentator who proclaimed his humanist views in lively treatises like In Praise of Folly, and the Colloquies |
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| Dynasty of Florentine bankers and politicians know for their patronage of the arts |
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| (1452-1519) Florentine painter, architect, musician, and inventor whose breadth of interests typifies Renaissance ideals |
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| Humanist social critique by the English statesman Thomas More (1478-1535). |
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| (1304-1374) Italian scholar and writer who revived interest in classical writing styles and was famed for his love sonnets. |
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| (1483-1520) Italian painter noted for his warmly human treatment of of religious subjects, particularly his Madonnas and large figure compositions in the Vatican in Rome |
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| (1494-1553) French humanist satirist best known for his crudely comic Gargantua and Pantagruel, in which he espouses the "eat, drink, and be merry" lifestyle. Originally a novice in the Franciscan order, later a Benedictine monk who left the order to study medicine, Rabelais spent time in hiding for fear of being labeled a heretic, and some of his books were banned. |
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| Influencial treatise by Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) that attempts to lay out methods to secure and maintain political power. |
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| (1475-1564) Virtuoso artist, best known for the Sistine chapel ceiling in Rome and his sculptures David and Pieta |
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