Renaissance men Flashcards
(5 cards)
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose skill and intelligence, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance
he also painted the Mona lisa
Who was William Shakespeare?
a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor
Famous for writing plays like Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth
Who was Michael Angelo?
master sculptor painter, and architect who painted the Sistine chapel and is
famous for the statue of David
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus
A Polish astronomer who proposed that the planets have the Sun
And that Earth is a planet that orbits the Sun annually, and also turns once daily on its own axis
Who was Miguel Cervantes?
a Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, perhaps the most celebrated in all of Spanish literature
He wrote the novel Don Quixote, a story about a knight who becomes obsessed with tales of chivalry
