Humanists believed in the importance of an education in classical literature and the promotion of civic virtue....
Renaissance
Explore the Renaissance from its Italian origins through the cultural and intellectual changes that reshaped Europe between the medieval and modern worlds.
He embodied the ideal of sprezzatura (the appearance of nonchalant effortlessness in his creative process). Introduction Raffaello...
He was mythologized by followers, emulated by artists, celebrated by humanists, and patronized by a total of...
It was perhaps inevitable that the distinction between original and copy became blurred in the Renaissance art...
These expensive commodities were one of the major assets of a workshop. Introduction There were three principal painting...
They were places where ideas were experimented with and where new trends could be studied, discussed, and...
Ideas were transmitted across Europe as scholars published their own works, commentaries on ancient texts, and criticism...
Trade and commerce increased. Cities grew larger and wealthier. Newly wealthy merchants and bankers supported the growth...
From the 14th through the 16th centuries, Europe crackled with energy. Introduction The period in Europe known...
Exploring the Italian city-state of Florence to learn about a number of advances made there during the...
The increased study of plants for artistic purposes during the Renaissance led to the development of the...
Visual access to real women’s bodies was strictly policed in the Renaissance, particularly in Italy. The relationship...
Looking at developments that shaped culture during the period. Introduction Few historical concepts have such powerful resonance...
In renaissance Italy, displays of grief were expected to be moderated. Why Mourning Matters A life-size, terracotta...
Internal virtues, including gender characteristics, were believed to be communicated through outward appearance. Ideal Representative of Masculinity...
Van Helmont was an heir of Paracelsus’s thought and movement who went to lengths in later years...
There was a split between the pure ideal and base reality, between sacred and profane love. In...
The Archivio Storico Diocesano di Lucca does not easily let visitors forget its history or its owner....
The Black Death struck in 1348, 1362, 1368, 1381, and continued even into the 18th century. 1348...
The Byzantine Empire, is one of the most tragically understudied topics in modern American historical curriculum. By...
New research identified a mysterious Renaissance bust as Simon of Trent, revealing how art helped sustain a...
Study and treatment of a Renaissance altarpiece reveals new details about the artist’s working method, as well...
Venus of Urbino, 1538, Titian. Oil on canvas, 47 in x 65 in. Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi....
Bible, about 1280–90, Bologna, Italy. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig I 11, fol. 248v; National...
Palazzo di Medici-Riccardi / Creative Commons The state was merely a product of these guilds with institutions...
Portrait by Jacopo Pontormo; the laurel branch (il Broncone) was a symbol used also by his heirs /...
Danaë, 1530, Correggio (Antonio Allegri). Oil on canvas; 74 3/16 × 86 13/16 × 4 1/2 in....
Madonna and Child Surrounded by Angels (detail), 1454–56, Jean Fouquet. Oil on panel, 36 1/4 x 32 7/8...
Detail of A carole: shawms and bagpipes played from the gallery to accompany dancers, including Courtesy and...
Same-sex unions are an integral part of the long, complex and hotly contested history of marriage. ...