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Italian Renaissance: the great period of artistic activity in Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, when artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti produced some of their finest works

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Impressionism, Modernism

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Detailed Description

The Italian Renaissance was a period of great cultural change and achievement that began in Florence in the late 13th century and spread throughout Italy and then the rest of Europe. The Renaissance saw a rediscovery of the classical arts and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. During the Renaissance, artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Raphael Sanzio redefined the art of painting, sculpture, and architecture. They used their skills to create some of the most iconic images and buildings in history. The Italian Renaissance was also a time of great political and social change. The Renaissance saw the rise of powerful city-states such as Florence and Venice. It also witnessed the birth of the modern nation-state of Italy. The Renaissance was a period of great intellectual achievement. Scholars such as Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Niccolo Machiavelli made important contributions to our understanding of the world. The Italian Renaissance was one of the most important periods in the history of Western civilization. It was a time of great creativity and achievement.

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1. The Italian Renaissance began in the late 13th century and lasted until the 16th century.

2. It was a period of great cultural and artistic achievement in Italy, marked by the rediscovery of classical antiquity and the development of a new humanist philosophy.

3. The Italian Renaissance was also a time of political and economic turmoil, with frequent wars and social unrest.

4. The Renaissance began in the city of Florence, and soon spread to other Italian cities such as Venice, Genoa, and Rome.

5. The Italian Renaissance was greatly influenced by the work of ancient Greek and Roman authors, as well as the new humanist thinkers.

6. Italian Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael created some of the most iconic works of art in history.

7. The Italian Renaissance was also a time of great scientific achievement, with advances in astronomy, mathematics, and medicine.

8. The Renaissance saw the rise of powerful new monarchs such as the Medici family in Florence, and the Borgia family in Rome.

9. The Italian Renaissance was also a time of religious turmoil, with the rise of Protestantism and the Catholic Reformation.

10. The Italian Renaissance came to an end in the late 16th century, with the rise of the Spanish Empire and the beginning of the Counter-Reformation.
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Artists (be aware, speculation possible):

1. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) 2. Michelangelo (1475-1564) 3. Raphael (1483-1520) 4. Donatello (1386-1466) 5. Fra Angelico (1395-1455) 6. Piero della Francesca (1415-1492) 7. Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) 8. Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) 9. Filippo Lippi (1406-1469) 10. Masaccio (1401-1428) 11. Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) 12. Botticelli (1445-1510) 13. Titian (1488-1576) 14. Giorgione (1477-1510) 15. Caravaggio (1571-1610) 16. Tintoretto (1518-1594) 17. Veronese (1528-1588) 18. Pontormo (1494-1557) 19. Parmigianino (1503-1540) 20. Bronzino (1503-1572) 21. Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) 22. Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511-1592) 23. Jacopo Sansovino (1486-1570) 24. Vignola (1507-1573) 25. Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536) 26. Sebastiano Serlio (1475-1554) 27. Giuliano da Sangallo (1445-1516) 28. Francesco di Giorgio (1439-1502) 29. Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484-1546) 30. Giambologna (1529-1608)

Artworks (be aware, speculation possible)

1. The Birth of Venus, 1485, by Sandro Botticelli 2. The Madonna of the Pomegranate, 1487, by Piero della Francesca 3. The Last Supper, 1495-1498, by Leonardo da Vinci 4. The Mona Lisa, 1503-1506, by Leonardo da Vinci 5. The Baptism of Christ, 1472-1475, by Piero della Francesca 6. The Annunciation, 1472-1475, by Leonardo da Vinci 7. The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, 1508, by Leonardo da Vinci 8. The Adoration of the Magi, 1481, by Sandro Botticelli 9. The Tempest, 1470-1475, by Piero della Francesca 10. The Creation of Adam, 1512, by Michelangelo 11. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-1512, by Michelangelo 12. The Last Judgment, 1541, by Michelangelo 13. The School of Athens, 1510, by Raphael 14. The Transfiguration, 1516-1520, by Raphael 15. The Wedding Feast at Cana, 1563, by Paolo Veronese 16. The Battle of Anghiari, 1505, by Leonardo da Vinci 17. The Madonna of the Goldfinch, 1484, by Andrea Mantegna 18. The Madonna of the Meadow, 1470, by Piero della Francesca 19. The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434, by Jan van Eyck 20. The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432, by Jan van Eyck 21. The Portinari Altarpiece, 1475, by Hugo van der Goes 22. The Hay Wagon, 1565, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder 23. The Triumph of Death, c. 1562, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder 24. Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, c. 1558, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder 25. The Hunters in the Snow, 1565, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder 26. The Harvesters, 1565, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder 27. The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1566, by Rembrandt 28. The Raising of the Cross, 1564-1567, by Peter Paul Rubens 29. The Descent from the Cross, 1564-1567, by Peter Paul Rubens 30. Samson and Delilah, 1609, by Peter Paul Rubens

Epoch

The Italian Renaissance was a period of great artistic achievement that began in the late 13th century and lasted until the 16th century. During this time, artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael created some of the most iconic works of art in history.