RENAISSANCE PEOPLE

FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI

• One of the leading architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance
• Best known for his work on the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
• Born in 1377 in Florence
• died in Florence on April 15, 1446, and is entombed in the Duomo

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LORENZO

• Lorenzo de Medici was born on January 1, 1449 in Florence, Italy
• He was called Lorenzo the Magnificent
• His brother was assassinated
• In 1492, Lorenzo fell seriously ill
• Lorenzo died during the night of April 8 and 9, 1492, at the age of 43

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FRANCESCO PETRARCH

• Born on July 20, 1304 in Arezzo, Italy
• Italian scholar and poet
• Wrote 366 poems centered on the theme of his love for Laura
• Petrarch died on July 19, 1374

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DONATELLO

• Born on 1386, Florence, Italy
• Early Renaissance sculptor from Florence
• The most influential individual artist of the 15th century in Italy
• Quickly learned the Gothic style
• Died of unknown causes on December 13, 1466, in Florence

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SOFONISBA ANGUISSOLA

• Born in 1532, Cremona, Italy
• Received a well-rounded education
• One of the few women painters
• Had one sibling, Lucia Anguissola
• In 1625, she died at age 93 in Palermo

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MICHELANGELO

• Born on March 6, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo, Italy
• Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer
• Born to a family of moderate means in the banking business
• His works are the "David" and "Pieta" statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes
• Lived most of his life in Rome, where he died in 1564, at age 88

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POPE JOHN PAUL II

• Born on May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland
• Performed miracles
• Wrote over 18 works including Love and Responsibility, and Gift and Mystery
• Died on April 2, 2005, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

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BILL GATES

• Born on October 28, 1955 (age 59), Seattle, WA
• founded the world's largest software business, Microsoft
• began to show an interest in computer programming at age 13
• Had two sisters one older, one younger

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I choose these people because when I started reading a little more things about them they did stuff that I thought was very cool and impressive. Also I choose people who made sculptures because I think it is very amazing how people make sculptors.

SOURCES

• Biography.com
• Google images
• Google home page