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John Milton

John Milton was a British poet and writer-publicist, intellectual and politician of the English Revolutionary period.

Milton first planned to become a priest, studied at Cambridge University, and then abandoned this activity. Several years he spent reading and self-education, learning many languages. In 1638 Milton traveled around the continent for about a year and a half, spending much time in Italy, primarily in Rome and Florence. He befriended young Italian literati, and his encounter with Galileo further influenced his writing.

Milton became best known for his poem Paradise Lost in Ten Books, which declares its purpose to justify the ways of God to man, but also touches on both universal and personal themes. Milton was the first author to use the word "cosmos" in our modern sense of "outer space," and his space epic takes place in a confidently Copernican universe.

In his prose works, Milton advocated the abolition of the Church of England and the execution of Charles I. From the outbreak of the English Civil Wars in 1642 and long after the restoration of Charles II as king in 1660, he spoke out against tyranny and state-sanctioned religion in all his works. As a Protestant, Milton was often in conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. As a civil servant, Milton became the voice of the English Commonwealth after 1649 and then under Oliver Cromwell, conducting international correspondence and defending the government against polemical attacks from abroad.

John Milton is considered the most important English writer after William Shakespeare. Author of political pamphlets and religious treatises, he is one of the most famous writers of the 1650s, the vibrant era of the English Revolution (Civil War).

Date and place of birt:9 december 1608, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:8 november 1674, London, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Diplomat, Historian, Philosopher, Poet, Politician, Publicist, Writer
Genre:History painting, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Renaissance

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Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 - 1717)
Maria Sibylla Merian
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Nicola Pisano (1470 - 1538)
Nicola Pisano
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Gillis van Tilborgh II (1625 - 1678)
Gillis van Tilborgh II
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Andrea dell'Asta (1673 - 1721)
Andrea dell'Asta
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Jorge Ingles (1420 - 1500)
Jorge Ingles
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Shimon Bogushovich (1575 - 1648)
Shimon Bogushovich
1575 - 1648
Fra Angelico (1397 - 1455)
Fra Angelico
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Johan Georg Mansfeld (1764 - 1817)
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Vincenzo Tamagni (1492 - 1530)
Vincenzo Tamagni
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Pietro Paolo Raggi (1646 - 1724)
Pietro Paolo Raggi
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Laurent Delvaux (1696 - 1778)
Laurent Delvaux
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Nicolaus Treu (1734 - 1786)
Nicolaus Treu
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Pieter van Laer (1599 - 1642)
Pieter van Laer
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Angelo Caroselli (1585 - 1652)
Angelo Caroselli
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Michiel van der Voort (1667 - 1737)
Michiel van der Voort
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David de Coninck (1644 - 1701)
David de Coninck
1644 - 1701
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