Curated category
Italian Renaissance humanists
- Leonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on the 15th of April 1452 near the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. His father, a notary named Ser Piero, and his mother, a…
- Matteo PalmieriMatteo di Marco Palmieri entered the world in 1406 within a middle-class family that held prominent positions in Florence.
- Niccolò de' NiccoliNiccolò de' Niccoli was born in Florence during the year 1364. He lived and died within the same city walls on the 22nd of January 1437.
- Antonio BonfiniAntonio Bonfini arrived in Florence during the year 1427. This Italian city served as a crucible for his early humanist education.
- Lorenzo CampeggioLorenzo Campeggio entered the world on the 7th of November 1474 in Milan. He was born into a noble family as the eldest of five sons.
- Giovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio was born on the 16th of June 1313 in either Florence or a village near Certaldo. His father worked for the Compagnia dei Bardi bank and…
- Leon Battista AlbertiLeon Battista Alberti was born on the 14th of February 1404 in Genoa. His father, Lorenzo di Benedetto Alberti, was a wealthy Florentine who had been exiled…
- PetrarchFrancesco di Petracco entered the world on the 20th of July 1304 in the Tuscan city of Arezzo. His father Ser Petracco worked as a notary, and his mother was…
- Leonardo BruniLeonardo Bruni arrived in the Tuscan town of Arezzo around 1370. His early years unfolded within a region known for its vibrant cultural life and growing…
- Lorenzo VallaLorenzo Valla entered the world in Rome around 1407. His father Luciave della Valla worked as a lawyer within the Papal Curia.
- Lorenzo de' MediciLorenzo di Piero de' Medici entered the world on the 1st of January 1449. He grew up in a family that already held immense power and wealth.
- Filippo BuonaccorsiFilippo Buonaccorsi arrived in Rome during the year 1462. He joined a circle of scholars known as the Rome Academy. This group operated under the leadership…
- Flavio BiondoFlavio Biondo entered the world in 1392 within the capital city of Forlì. This town sat in the Romagna region of Italy during a time of shifting political…
- Giovanni Pico della MirandolaGiovanni Pico della Mirandola entered the world on the 24th of February 1463 within the Castle of Mirandola, a small autonomous county in Emilia near Modena.
- Pietro RanzanoPietro Ranzano was born in Palermo during the year 1428. He entered a school run by Antonio Cassarino to learn Latin as a young child.
- Poggio BraccioliniGian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini arrived in the village of Terranuova near Arezzo on the 11th of February 1380. His father took him to Florence to pursue…