7.2.2 Renaissance Key Figures (Quizlet Learn Alternative)

Francesco Petrarch was an Italian poet known for his sonnets and is considered a founder of humanism.

• True
• False

Which Renaissance figure is described as an "Italian poet known for his sonnets and as a founder of humanism"?

• Francesco Petrarch
• William Shakespeare
• Erasmus
• Donatello

__________ was an English playwright famous for exploring human emotions in his plays.

Erasmus was a Catholic priest and humanist who called for reforms in the Church.

• True
• False

Who invented the printing press, a device that revolutionized book production?

• Johannes Gutenberg
• Filippo Brunelleschi
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Michelangelo

__________ was an architect known for designing Florence’s dome using classical styles.

This Renaissance artist is known for both painting and scientific studies, including the famous painting of the Mona Lisa.

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Jan van Eyck
• Donatello
• Erasmus

Donatello was a Renaissance sculptor known for lifelike works like Saint George.

• True
• False

Which artist was a Flemish painter known for using oil paints to create detailed, realistic works?

• Jan van Eyck
• William Shakespeare
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Erasmus

Michelangelo was a Renaissance artist famous for his statue of David and the ceiling of the __________.