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In the arts and sciences as well as society and government, Italy was the major catalyst for progress during the Renaissance: the rich period of development that occurred in Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. Because of the number of different fields in which it applied, ``Renaissance'' is a word with many layers of meaning.
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In the early 1300s, a movement began in Italy that would alter how Europeans viewed themselves and thier world. The Renaissance- or rebirth- was both a philosophical and artistic movement and the era when that movement flourished.
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One of the first humanist, who live from 1304 to 1347. Petrarch became as a scholar and a teacher.
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Italian scholars turned to classical Greek and Roman literature to study grammar, history, poetry, and rhetoric. These people were called Humanists.
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In Flanders a group of painters developed their own distinct stlye. These painters are credited with perfect certain techniques of painting in oil on canvas.
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Lived from 1452 to 1519, was a man of many talents. He was an architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and scientist.
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Other writers displayed less tention between spiritual and earthly quest. Miccolo Machiavella, a Florentine diplomant and historian, live from 1469 to 1527.
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The court of Isabella d'Este was one of the most brilliant of the Italian Renaissance. In Nauntau she filled her place with paintings and scultures by the finest Renaissance artists.
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Another mater of the Renaissance who lived from 1475 to 1564. Michelangelo was brilliant painter.
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An Italian diplomat, who live from 1478 to 1528. He published what was probably the most famous book of the Renaissance, The book of the Courtier.
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Born 1564 to 1616, he is the most widely known author in all of English literature. His insight into human nature and use of english language mark his many pays and his poetry.
