People of the Renaissance

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  1. 3. Best sculptor of the early Renaissance, known for his statue David.
  2. 6. Florentine public official, political thinker, and diplomat, known for his book The Prince.
  3. 7. Most famous Spanish writer, known for his satire, Don Quixote.
  4. 8. First portrait painter of the Northern Renaissance, worked as the official court painter for Henry VIII, known for The Ambassadors.
  5. 9. Accomplished architect and sculptor best remembered for his dome built on top of the Florence Cathedral.
  6. 12. One of the most important English humanists later executed by Henry VIII for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, known for his book Utopia.
  7. 14. Author of a famous book on etiquette called The Courtier.
  8. 15. One of the most influential Northern Humanists who was one of the great scholars of his day, known for his book In Praise of Folly.
  9. 17. The first influential member of the Medici family who used his money to influence politics in Florence.
  10. 18. cruel and oppressive government or rule.
  11. 19. German painter, known as the Lorenzo of the North, first Northern European to travel to Italy for the purpose of studying art.
  12. 20. One of the most famous artists in history, adoptive son of Lorenzo de Medici, known for The Last Judgement, David, and Pieta.
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  1. 1. Father of Renaissance painting who made his artwork look more natural and humanlike.
  2. 2. Son of a painter, famous for his many paintings and frescoes in his short lifetime, known for The School of Athens.
  3. 4. Artist who added movement to painting and initially painted pagan themes before becoming a Christian under the influence of Girolamo Savonarola, known for The Birth of Venus.
  4. 5. Greatest English playwright and one of the greatest poets, known for many plays such as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Othello.
  5. 10. The most influential member of the Medici family.
  6. 11. One of the greatest Venetian artists known for his portraits and use of color.
  7. 13. Greatest example of a Renaissance man, studied and mastered many subject areas, known for Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
  8. 16. Last great 16th century Venetian painter, known for The Last Supper