"renaissance man" Niccolo Machiavelli wrote "the prince" developed the idea of absolute monarchs acting on behalf of state and sometimes necessaryinfluenced political leaderswrote advice to rulers how to aquire/ keep power Petrarch "the father of Italian renaissance humanism"well rounded education...
What are some major features of the Italian Renaissance at large? -Artists treat religious subject with more distance; move towards secularism.-Religious figures are more humanized and ppl we can identify with-Gutenberg printing press: everybody can read!-MAJOR MOVEMENT: HUMANISM (focused on people...