Renaissance

14th and 17th centuries and marking the transition from the

middle ages to modernity
version of humanism, derived from the concept of Roman Humanitas and the rediscovery of classical Greek philosophy, such as that of Protagoras, who said that "Man is the measure of all things
the word Renaissance, literally meaning "Rebirth" in French, first appeared in English in the 1830s

Renaissance

an English poet, playwright and actor

- Don Quixote - the best work of fiction ever

written 

May 1519 - areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting,

sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography.

1564 - Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the

High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence - his best-known works: David,ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 

a standing male nude
Michelangelo's work on it from 1501 to

1504

Pope Julius II, Michelangelo painted the chapel's ceiling, a project

which changed the course of Western art and is regarded as one of the major artistic accomplishments of human civilization

contains over 300 figures. At its centre are nine episodes

from the Book of Genesis, divided into three groups: God's creation of the earth; God's creation of humankind and their fall from God's grace; and lastly, the state of humanity as represented by Noah and his family