Prominent philosophers, artists and scientists of the Renaissance
The word ‘renaissance’ means ‘rebirth’ in French. The Renaissance was a period of cultural, artistic and scientific rebirth in Europe from the 14 th to the 17 th century. The Renaissance eventually gave way to the Enlightenment or the Age of Reason. It is believed to have originated in Florence, Italy in the early 1400s. The Renaissance led to a significant shift in European world view. Art, philosophy and literature started becoming more human-centric. A Timeline of important events in the Renaissance The Medici Bank created in 1397 eventually became the largest bank in Europe during the Renaissance, thereby allowing the Medici family to gain political control over Florence. Having amassed considerable wealth, they became patrons of the arts and were known to have supported a variety of famous Renaissance artists including Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. Cosimo de Medici supported early Renaissance art and humanism in Florence. This helpe