“A cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized secular concerns as a result of the rediscovery and study of the literature, art, and civilization of ancient Greece and Rome.” -

Individualism – http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=individualism

“Belief in the primary importance of the individual and in the virtues of self-reliance and personal independence.” -

Secularism – http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=secularism

“Religious skepticism or indifference.” -

Savonarola was a friar and an alleged prophet who lived between 1452 and 1498. He preached dramatic sermons to the Florentines, telling them to repent and burn all their books (which were expensive and sought after during the Renaissance) in preparation for the judgment day. He believed these messages were sent to him from God, and it was his mission to tell the world. The Church did not approve of these teachings and ex-communicated him. Savonarola was challenged to walk through fire in order to prove he was God’s messenger but refused. Because of this, he was arrested and tortured. He was forced to admit h

Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy in 1564. By profession he was a physicist and an astronomer. His most significant achievement was the development of the telescope, which he used to prove Copernicus’s theories (which were constructed 70 years earlier) that the Earth rotates the sun, and not vice versa, as was the popular opinion and the theory supported by the Church. When the Church heard of Galileo’s work, he was summoned to be trialed before the Inquisition. He had already appeared before the Inquisition before, in regards to teaching Copernicus’s theory (he was forbidden to do so). The reason the Church felt so strongly to this was because they taught that the Earth was the centre of the universe, and everything revolves around it. Because Galileo knew that he would be trialed for publishing his findings, he included some arguments in the work to allow him to argue that the book was published to demonstrate the weaknesses of Copernicus’s theory. This did not succeed, and he was forced to admit that he did not believe in any of his findings published, and that the Church’s theory was correct. After this, he was placed under house arrest until he died, where he conducted further experiments involving motion. Although he was forbidden to publish any new works, he managed to smuggle a book out to Holland and get it published.

Michelangelo was, like Da Vinci, considered the ideal “Renaissance Man”. By profession he was a painter, sculptor and architect. He is considered one of the best painters and sculptors in history, as well as being an outstanding architect and military engineer, and a man of letters and poetry – all the ideals of a renaissance man. By many historians he is considered the “most individualistic artist of the Renaissance”, with individualism being one primary “theme” of the era. This is because he created his artworks according to his likes and desires, not those of his patrons, with whom he was known to argue with a lot. Following with one of the common trends of the Renaissance, Michelangelo had many patrons including Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was the patron for many artists and sculptors during his era. Most of his works focused on the themes of humanism – the appraisal of the human form, its centrality a

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