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Cultural Contributions of the
Renaissance
Niccolo Machiavelli
• From Florence, Italy
– Florence was the center of
the Renaissance movement
• Held public office in the
Florentine government in
the late 1400s and early
1500s.
Niccolo Machiavelli
• Most well-known for writing The Prince
– It was a book about politics and how to gain and
keep power
Leonardo da Vinci
Two of his most famous pieces of art – The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa
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Leonardo da Vinci
• Born in Vinci, Italy and moved
to Florence at age 12
• Studied astronomy, anatomy,
engineering, mathematics,
and architecture
• Most famous for his artwork.
He was a sculptor and a
painter.
Leonardo da Vinci
• Invented and designed
hundreds of machines
– Although he never created
working versions of his designs,
many people believe that his
sketches are early versions of
armored tanks, airplanes, and
helicopters.
• Leonardo is also known for his
advancements in knowledge of
the human body (anatomy)
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo’s David and The Holy Family
Michelangelo
• Lived in Florence, Italy and worked for the
Medici Family and the Catholic Church
– He painted the Sistine Chapel that tells the story
of the Old Testament
– The Pope lives at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City
• One of the most influential artists of the
Renaissance. He was also a painter and a
sculptor.
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
• Was widely recognized as the greatest artist of
his time, even during his lifetime
• The Medici family paid him to do many of his
great works
• Michelangelo’s work is celebrated for the
realistic depiction of its human subjects
Raphael
School of Athens
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Transfiguration
Raphael
• Born in Urbino, Italy and then moved to
Florence
• Influenced by other great Renaissance artists
such as da Vinci and Michelangelo
• Raphael’s works focused on human subjects or
religious themes.
Raphael
• His early work consisted
mainly of portraits,
typically of nobles and
elite members of society
• Also known for painting
Madonnas = paintings of
Jesus’s mother, Mary.
Sistine Madonna from 1512
Jan van Eyck
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Van Eyck’s Mystic Lamb
Jan van Eyck
• Born in what is
today Belgium
around 1395
• Many argue
whether van Eyck’s
works were
painted by him or
his brother,
Hubert.
Jan van Eyck
• Worked in the newly developing technique of
oil painting.
– Oil dried more slowly than other paints, which
allowed artists to work on specific sections for a
longer time and create more detail.
– This helped van Eyck achieve the realism for which
his work is known.
William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare
• Playwright and poet who lived in England during the later
years of the Renaissance (1564 – 1616)
• Shakespeare and his group built their own theater in which
to perform, known as the Globe Theatre. It was in London.
William Shakespeare
• Most famous works:
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Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Macbeth
• Also produced private shows for the royal court, performing
in front of Queen Elizabeth I
• The most famous playwright of all-time