Memorize these and recognize 30.3% of all Renaissance clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machiavelli | 7 | In his manual for rulers, he wrote, "Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised" |
| 2 | Leonardo da Vinci | 6 | Ingres' "Francis I Receives the Last Breath" of this genius represents artistic supremacy passing from Italy to France |
| 3 | Michelangelo | 5 | Even while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he still signed his letters "Sculptor in Rome" |
| 4 | Raphael | 3 | In 2020 museums marked the 500th anniversary of the death at age 37 of this artist with the name of an angel |
| 5 | Petrarch | 3 | On April 8, 1341 the Roman Senate crowned this sonneteer poet laureate |
| 6 | Sir Thomas More | 3 | In 1532 this lord chancellor resigned because he wouldn't support Henry VIII's policies against the Pope |
| 7 | the Sistine Chapel | 2 | For Michelangelo, the genesis of working at this landmark was 1508; after a delay due to non-payment, a final amen came in 1512 |
| 8 | the Holy Roman Empire | 2 | The weak Clement VII was pope when forces of this double-adjective empire led by Charles V sacked Rome in 1527 |
| 9 | Nostradamus | 2 | The sudden 1559 death of France's King Henry II in a joust caused some to believe in this man's writings |
| 10 | Lucrezia Borgia | 2 | Victor Hugo's play about this woman popularized her image as a poisoner, though there's no real evidence she was one |
| 11 | Lorenzo | 2 | This "Magnificent Medici" was a gifted poet & was the patron of Botticelli & Michelangelo |
| 12 | Florence | 2 | Benedetto Dei, a merchant of this city, bragged in a letter that it "is more beautiful and 540 years older" than Venice |
| 13 | Erasmus | 2 | In 1516 this Dutch humanist published the first Greek version of the New Testament since the original text |
| 14 | Lorenzo de Medici | 2 | Machiavelli addressed "The Prince" to this man who he hoped would give him a position to support his family |
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