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The Renaissance (1350-1550) was an arts and cultural movement that transitioned the Medieval era and the modern world. The term is a French word for rebirth. Works from this period began with Masaccio and culminated with Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo.

Subcategories

• Bellini, Giovanni
• Bosch, Hieronymus
• Botticelli, Sandro
• Bruegel the Elder, Pieter
• Buonarroti, Michelangelo
• Da Vinci, Leonardo
• Durer, Albrecht
• Eyck, Jan van
• Sanzio, Raphael
• Titian

Resources in This Category

• Early Renaissance painting - Wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Renaissance_painting
  Encyclopedia article briefly describes the art period and lists the associated painters.

• Eyecon Art - Leonardo's Paintings

  http://www.robinurton.com/history/Renaissance/leo_paintings.htm
  Images of some of da Vinci's paintings with interesting facts about their authenticity.

• Investigating Bellini's Feast of the Gods

  http://webexhibits.org/feast/
  X-rays and infrared images of 1512 Italian Renaissance masterpiece reveal hidden underpaintings by Bellini, Dossi, and Titian.

• Key Innovations and Artists of the Italian Renaissance

  http://www.robinurton.com/history/Renaissance/early_ren.htm
  Includes early Renaissance paintings and facts about the artists.

• The Northern Renaissance

  http://www.robinurton.com/history/Renaissance/northrenaiss.htm
  Eyecon Art presents paintings from some of the well known artists of the period.

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