List of Renaissance figures

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Leonardo da Vinci, the archetype of the Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci - presumed self-portrait - WGA12798.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci, the archetype of the Renaissance man

This is a list of notable people associated with the Renaissance.

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Artists and architects

Filippo Brunelleschi Masaccio, cappella brancacci, san pietro in cattedra. ritratto di filippo brunelleschi.jpg
Filippo Brunelleschi
Albrecht Durer Self-portrait by Albrecht Durer.jpg
Albrecht Dürer
Michelangelo Miguel Angel, por Daniele da Volterra (detalle).jpg
Michelangelo
Sandro Botticelli Sandro Botticelli 083.jpg
Sandro Botticelli
Titian Vecellio di Gregorio Tiziano - autoritratto.jpg
Titian
El Greco El Greco - Portrait of a Man - WGA10554.jpg
El Greco

Mathematicians

Nicolaus Copernicus Nikolaus Kopernikus.jpg
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei Justus Sustermans - Portrait of Galileo Galilei, 1636.jpg
Galileo Galilei

Writers

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare by John Taylor, edited.jpg
William Shakespeare

Philosophers

Niccolo Machiavelli Portrait of Niccolo Machiavelli by Santi di Tito.jpg
Niccolò Machiavelli

Composers

Orlande de Lassus Orlande de Lassus.jpg
Orlande de Lassus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.jpg
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Dancing masters

Explorers and navigators

Christopher Columbus Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio - Ritratto di Cristoforo Colombo (1520).jpg
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes Retrato de Hernan Cortes.jpg
Hernán Cortés

Humanists

Erasmus of Rotterdam Holbein-erasmus.jpg
Erasmus of Rotterdam

Other influential people

Johannes Gutenberg Anonymous portrait of Johannes Gutenberg dated 1440, Gutenberg Museum.JPG
Johannes Gutenberg

See also

References

  1. "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Vasco Nunez de Balboa". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2017-04-26.