Leading People of the Renaissance Reading Notes 29 Michelangelo Titian Albrecht Durer Nicolaus Copernicus Andreas Vesalius Queen Isabella IQueen Elizabeth IWilliam ShakespeareMiguel Cervantes Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo Italian Painter and Sculptor Lived : 1475–1564 From: Near Florence, Italy Personality and Training: He was ambitious, religious, and said to have a bad temper. Studied art, especially painting and sculpture. David

Michelangelo Italian Painter and Sculptor Talents and Achievements: He was a very talented painter and sculptor. His art shows emotions and human beauty. His sculpting seems to bring figures to life. His work influenced others. Three of his greatest sculptures are the “Pieta,” “David,” and “Moses.” One of his painted masterpieces is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Moses

Michelangelo Pope Julius II Tomb

Michelangelo Pieta

Michelangelo Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Titian Italian Painter Lived : about 1488–1576 From: the Italian Alps Personality and Training: Persuasive and generous He studied painting Including fresco painting, and Art from Rome and Florence. Venus and Adonis. Oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Titian Italian Painter Talents and Achievements: Titian was known for his use of color For loose, lively brushwork that made his paintings seem to be alive For human personality in his work He created many paintings of myths and Bible Stories, as well as Portraits of royalty. His color and brushwork techniques are still copied today. King Philip II Oil on canvas

Albrecht Durer German Artist Lived: 1471–1528 From: Nuremberg, Germany Personality and Training: Fashionable, confident, and intellectual, He studied goldsmithing, painting, printmaking, math, Latin, and classical literature and sculpture. Traveled; met humanists. A Young Hare watercolor, 1502

Albrecht Durer German Artist Talents and Achievements: He blended detailed German painting with Italian techniques of perspective and idealized beauty. He had a talent for engravings and woodcuts. He painted religious figures, myths, self-portraits, and court portraits. He wrote influential books about human proportions in art. Betende Hände Praying hands Woodcut Engraving, 1508

Nicolaus Copernicus Polish Scientist Lived: 1473–1543 From: Torun, Poland Personality and Training: A creative, free thinker He went to the University of Krakow and studied medicine, law, and astronomy in Italy. Copernicus' drawing of his system.

Nicolaus Copernicus Polish Scientist Talents and Achievements: Skilled in observation and math He studied what he really saw in the skies, not what he was “supposed” to see. He proposed the theory that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. This theory was attacked by the church but influenced key scientists, and is part of the basis of modern astronomy. A well-known illustration of the Copernican Model, with the celestial spheres moving around the Sun.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Andreas Vesalius Belgian Scientist Lived: 1514–1564 From (the place): Brussels, Belgium Personality and Training: He was hardworking, curious, confident, and gloomy and distant at times. He studied stray animals as a child, and later earned a medical degree.

Andreas Vesalius Belgian Scientist Talents and Achievements: A good observer and an independent thinker He studied dead human bodies and made important discoveries Such as that the human heart has four chambers. He wrote the first modern medical textbook, which included illustrations based on his drawings. Anatomical drawing from De humani Corporis fabrica by Andreas Vesalius

Isabella I Queen of Spain Lived: 1451–1504 From: Castile, Spain Personality and Training: She was intelligent, strong-willed, and a devoted Catholic. Her schooling was limited. She learned about court affairs at King Henry’s court. She studied Latin as an adult and collected fine art. Isabella of Castile Jan Flanders, 16th century

Isabella I Queen of Spain Talents and Achievements: She was a forceful woman and held her own in court politics. Her marriage to Ferdinand united Spain into one kingdom. She sponsored Columbus’s voyages, which led to the European discovery of America. Christopher Columbus is shown appearing before Isabella I of Spain and her co-ruler, Ferdinand of Aragon, on his return from the New World.

Elizabeth I Queen of England Lived: 1533–1603 From: London, England Personality and Training: Strongminded and independent But also flexible and willing to listen to good advice She was a gifted student, highly educated, and spoke five languages. Queen Elizabeth I being carried in Procession Eliza Triumphans c.1601

Elizabeth I Queen of England Talents and Achievements: A flexible and thoughtful ruler. She changed unpopular policies and strengthened England’s economy. She had political skill and inspired love and loyalty. She supported theater, education, culture, trade, and exploration. Under her rule, England became rich and powerful. Elizabeth I: The Darnley Portrait, 1575, by an unknown artist.

William Shakespeare English Poet and Playwright Lived: 1564–1616 From: Stratford-on-Avon, England Personality and Training: Quiet, a bit mysterious, and a keen observer He thought deeply about life and had a sense of humor. He studied Latin, classical literature, and acting. His work shows a knowledge of many subjects.

William Shakespeare English Poet and Playwright Talents and Achievements: An actor, poet, and playwright He had a way with words and an understanding of human behavior. People admire his beautiful poetry. He wrote 38 plays Many of his plays and sayings are still popular today.

William Shakespeare All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; As You Like It To be, or not to be, that is the question: Hamlet O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Romeo and Juliet Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! Julius Caeser A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse! Richard the Third "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.“ Twelfth Night "Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.“ Julius Caeser What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! Hamlet Things without all remedy Should be without regard: what's done, is done. Richard the Third

William Shakespeare The Globe Theater

Miguel Cervantes Spanish Writer Lived: 1547–1616 From: near Madrid, Spain Personality and Training: He was adventurous, courageous, and had a biting sense of humor and a shady side. He may have studied with humanist priests, but much of his education came from his experiences.

Miguel Cervantes Spanish Writer Talents and Achievements: He was a gifted writer with a talent for satire. He wrote many plays, poems, and novels. His masterpiece, “Don Quixote,” is a satire that pokes fun at tales of heroic knights and at Spanish society. It is a masterpiece of world literature.

Leonardo da Vinci Italian Renaissance Person Lived: 1452–1519 From: near Florence, Italy Personality and Training: He was brilliant, extremely curious A vegetarian A keen observer, and an independent thinker. He trained under a master painter and sculptor in Florence. He studied art, music, math, anatomy, botany, architecture, and engineering.

Leonardo da Vinci Italian Renaissance Person Talents and Achievements: He was a painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer. He sketched inventions that were far ahead of their time. His “Mona Lisa” shows perspective, balance, detail, and a rich use of light, color, and shade.

Leonardo da Vinci Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci