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A page from Leonardo's journal showing his study of a foetus in the womb.
Self-portrait in red chalk
Self-portrait silverpoint drawing by the thirteen-year-old Durer, 1484.
Leonardo de Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist in the Italian Renaissance. He made many contributions to science and technology with his art. He drew pictures of the inside of peoples body, to show what it looks like and how it is supposed to function.
Mona Lisa -->>
The statue of Miguel de Cervantes at the harbor of Nafpactos
Statue of Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) at the entrance of the National Library of Spain, in Madrid. Sculpted in Italian white marble by Joan Vancell Puigcercs in 1892.
Miguel de Cervantes in a late and idealized portrait of the 18th century
Nicolaus Copernicus portrait from Town Hall in Thorn
Miguel Cervantes
In the Medieval Ages, people wrote in the uncial script, but in the Renaissance, writers continued to write in calligraphy, but changed to the Italian script. Ink and quills were used to copy down writing. Miguel de Cervantes brought across new ideas by writing tradegies, comedies, and about everything in between
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in Krakw
Birthplace on St. Anne's Street
The Renaissance resulted in great achievements in esthetic and literary interests, but advances in science moved slowly during the period. The era, however, opened a door for individuals like Copernicus to express beliefs they found contrary to what was accepted.
Nicholaus Copernicus
Albrecht Durer
''Praying Hands'' (''Betende Hnde'') by w:Albrecht Drer.
Adam and Eve, by Albrecht Drer
Albrecht Durer is remembered as a seminal writer and theorist, as well as the crucial apostle of the Italian Renaissance in the North, having grasped like no other northern artist the great Italians' concept of the relationship between art and science.
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Renaissance - The activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
map of Italy at the start of the Renaissance
The Renaissance happened at a time when the city-states of Italy had amassed enormous wealth, and they invested it in art and learning.
by Neville Cameron
