Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
The Italian Renaissance (14th to 16th century) was not only a change of style. It was a new way of seeing the world. In two centuries, Italy put observation, reason, and the individual at the center of everything.
Born in the wealthy cities of the peninsula, this revolution reinvented painting, sculpture, and architecture. Two engines drove it: the rediscovery of Greek and Roman antiquity, and a run of bold technical inventions.
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- 2Florence, the city that lit the fuse
- 3Painting the real: perspective and the body
- 4Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
- 5A legacy that crossed Europe
Open-book quiz9 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary13 terms explained in a tap.
30 languagesThe same course, from French to Japanese.
