Renaissance Hall of Fame
Peter Henlein
Inventor of the Pocket watch
Jean Fouquet
Created the Portrait Miniature
Masaccio Tana
Painted “The Tribute Money”
Johannes Gutenberg
Created the world’s first printing press and his first book printed was the Bible.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Famous writer who wrote The Canterbury Tales.
Francois Viete
This man was a famous mathematician Famous for the algebraic equation.
Composing Music
What was Guillaume Dufay famous for?
Donatello
This sculpture of St. John the Evangelist was created by what famous sculptor? (hint: a Ninja Turtle was named after him)
Michel de Montaigne
You have this man to thank for creating the beloved “Essay”.
Michelangelo
The creator of this famous sculpture of David was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the Renaissance. (Hint: a Ninja turtle was named after him)
Martin Luther
This father of Reformation in The Catholic Church believed that forgiveness could not be purchased.
Machiavelli
Considered the father of Political Science he wrote “The Prince”
Van Eyck
The painter of this oil painting achieved, or perfected, new and remarkable effects using oil paint.
Galileo
This man created the thermometer and the pendulum clock but his most famous invention was the telescope.
Leonardo DaVinci
The man who created this painting is widely considered the most important Renaissance man.
Leonardo Fibonacci
This man created a rule of numbers. 1,1,2,3,5,8 by adding the first two numbers you get the third one. He made it to connect to the golden ratio
William Shakespeare
This man wrote such great plays as Macbeth and Hamlet.
Sofonisba
Which female artist created this masterpiece “The Chess Game”?
Filippo Brunelleschi
Which architect revolutionized architecture with his work on the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo) in Florence?
Sandro Botticelli
The painter of this work named “Primavera” brought depth and emotions to his paintings.
Pietro Perugino
This artist brought perspective into his art with this depiction of the Sistine Chapel.
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