Michelangelo Buonaratti was born in Caprese, Italy during the renaissance period and lived from 1475-1564. He later moved to Florence, Italy under the Medici's family rule and was found to be a talented painter and sculptor, while also being a gifted poet. Since he was skilled in the arts, he w...

Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474) Dufay was born near Cambrai in the year 1397; by the mid-1420 was becoming the most famous composer in Europe. The outline of his career began to take on greater clarity by 1428 when he was appointed to the Papal Choir, where he remained until 1433 In the 1430s...

Machiavelli, Niccolò Niccolò Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 and died on June 21, 1527 in Florence, Italy. He was an Italian historian, statesman, and a political philosopher. He was an upright man, a good citizen, a good father, and a loving patriot. He had five children wi...