The artworks discussed below show the growing interest in science and technology, discovery, and the pursuit of learning. Major changes in European politics and religion, accompanied by the Age of Exploration, make this a time of intellectual growth. Explain how both of these paintings symbolize innovations of their era. Name at least three thinkers from different academic/intellectual disciplines that lived during the Renaissance (not artists), and tell what they contributed. Now list three thinkers TODAY that are considered "Renaissance Men/Women" in our lifetime! (*"Thinkers" may include historical figures who contributed to: Theology, Literature, Music, Science, etc.)