FAMOUS ITALIANS

GALILEO GALILEI
Galileo Galilei: He was bron in 1564 and dies in 1642 and was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.

LEONARDO DA VINCI
Leonardo da Vinci: He lived between 1452 and 1519. Da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.

MAURIZIO CATTELAN
Maurizio Cattelan: He was born in 1960 in italy and lives in New York. He is one of Italy's most famous contemporary artists. He is known for his satirical sculptures, particularly La Nona Ora (The Ninth Hour), depicting the Pope John Paul II struck down by a meteorite.