Who Was I?
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| 1. This Neoplatonic philosopher was condemned by the Inquisition and burned at the stake in 1600 for his belief in the plurality of worlds.
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| 2. A superb and sensitive Florentine painter, he is famed for his The Allegory of Spring and Birth of Venus, which reflect Neoplatonic concepts.
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| 3. Noted for his statue of David triumphant over Goliath, this sculptor executed the first monumental bronze equestrian statue since the Romans.
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| 4. A short-lived, early master of the High Renaissance, perhaps the most popular of all Renaissance painters, he portrayed human beings as temperate, wise, and dignified.
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| 5. Although he was the first Italian humanist, he upheld the medieval Christian ideal. His famous sonnets to Laura were written in the style of the troubadours.
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| 6. Styled the Magnificent, this Florentine ruler and patron of art was for a time the patron of Leonardo da Vinci.
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| 7. His astronomical observations helped prove the heliocentric theory, and his experiments in physics established the law of falling bodies.
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| 8. His Orlando Furioso incorporated medieval legends but in its point of view differed sharply from the typical medieval epic
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| 9. This giant of the High Renaissance was both a great painter and a great sculptor as his paintings in the Sistine Chapel and his tomb figures show.
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| 10. Author of Discourses on Livy and The Prince, he is best known for his realistic views of the nature of politics and the duties of heads of state.
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| 11. Architect, musician, inventor, and painter, he created in the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, two of the most famous paintings in the Western world.
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| 12. Inspired by Neoplatonic teachings, this Polish astronomer attempted to prove the validity of the heliocentric theory.
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| 13. One of the earliest prominent Florentine painters, a remarkable naturalist, he died at the age of twenty-seven.
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| 14. A leading member of the Platonic Academy in Florence, he translated Plato's works into Latin.
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| 15. The son of a pope, his shrewd and ruthless statecraft provided a fascinating study for Machiavelli.
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| 16. This diplomat wrote a book depicting the ideal Renaissance man.
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| 17. This mystical but indefatigable thinker discovered the elliptical orbits of the planets.
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| 18. A native of Brussels, he is considered the father of the science of anatomy.
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| 19. A skilled grammarian who exposed the fraudulent "Donation of Constantine," he applied vigorous critical scholarship to his Notes on the New Testament.
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