Leading Figures of the Renaissance

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Another name for a well-rounded individual.

Renaissance person

The relationship between amounts, numbers and sizes (specifically body parts in this example)

proportions

The movement or revolution of a planet around a star

orbit

The name given by Europeans to the Americas, which were unknown to most Europeans before the voyages of Columbus.

New World

To give someone official permission to do an activity

authorized

He most famously painted this picture. . .

Leonardo da Vinci

Many artists like Albrecht Dürer travelled to this country to study art.

Italy

He most famously painted this picture. . .

Michelangelo

This German artist is famously known for making woodcuts and etchings like this. . .

Albrecht Dürer

He is an Italian painter who used vivid colors and lively brushwork to create paintings like this of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

Titian

He invented the printing press. 5

Johannes Gutenberg

This scientist is best known for studying anatomy.

Andreas Vesalius

According to Vesalius’ direct observations he discovered that there are this many chambers in the human heart.

four

This is what Copernicus’ heliocentric theory stated.

the earth and other planets moved around the sun

This artist was important in advancing study in anatomy because he examined cadavers’ muscle structure for his paintings.

Leonardo da Vinci

Queen of England

Elizabeth I

Queen of Spain

Isabella I

She unified her homeland by marrying a prince from Aragon.

Isabella I                  

Her biggest contribution was sponsoring Christopher Columbus’ trip to “Asia.”

Isabella I

She was a highly intelligent who could speak Greek, Latin, French, and Italian.

Elizabeth I

He wrote sonnets and plays like “Romeo and Juliet.”

William Shakespeare

He wrote a novel about an elderly man who thought he was a glorious knight.

Miguel Cervantes

He is very famous for his notebooks that contained his ideas for new inventions.

Leonardo da Vinci

With his writing he created realistic characters that expressed their thoughts and feelings in memorable words.

Shakespeare

He had an extremely adventurous life by getting shot, taken prisoner by pirates, and living as a slave in North Africa.

Miguel Cervantes