People of the Renaissance Koree Willer Kristina Schoonover Michelangelo Michelangelo was a sculptor. He created the Piet and David. He also painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Castiglione Castiglione was a humanist he wrote The Courtier which explained how someone should ideally act Machiavelli Machiavelli was a political philosopher. Wrote The Prince which explained how he thought the government should be ruled He believed one should do whatever was needed in order to maintain political power Lorenzo de Medici Medici was a patron of the Arts. He bought art and in doing so he expressed his wealth Leonardo da Vinci Highly skilled painter The Last Supper Mona Lisa Was also an inventor, writer, philosopher, mathematician, and much more Rafael Famous painter Created the Madonna and The School of Athens Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gutenberg created a print maker with metal plates He first printed the Bible Erasmus Erasmus was a Christian humanist He was a priest that wrote about the need for a simple Christian life without all the excesses of rituals and politics Shakespeare Wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet Henry the VI and mid summers night dream Play writer Helped spread ideas of the Renaissance to a mass audience Christine de Pisan Italian writer Works focused on the role women played in society The City of Women Albrecht Drer German Artist Painted in oils a medium that characterized Jan van Eyck Flemish Painter Focused on landscapes and domestic life Martin Luther Made public his complaints about the church Accused that indulgences was sinful Excommunicated Term Protestant Ulrich Zwingli Reformation priest- Swizz Church he established was a theocracy Died in battle in 1531 John Calvin Most important Protestant reformer Preached Predestination Believed God knew who will be saved even before people are born Henry VIII King of England at 17 Marriage annulled, declared invaild based on church laws so he could marry again Fell in love with Anne Boleyn Elizabeth I Protestant at heart One of first acts was to draft a new Supremacy Act, splitting England once again from Rome Ignatius of Loyola Basque noblemen Jesuit order founder Charles Borromeo Archbishop of Milan Took steps to implement reforms ordered by the council, such as building new schools for education of priests Francis of Sales Worked to regain the district of Savoy, which had largely turned to Calvinism Founded religious teaching order for women Teresa of Avila Born in Spain Nun Church gave her permission to reform the Carmelite order Sir Thomas Moore Humanism Utopia Criticism of English governmen t and society based on reason