Northern Virginia Community College
Introduction to Theater: The Renaissance/neoclassicism in Italy
Brief class notes on the Italian Renaissance, Also includes notes on Neoclassicism, Italian staging and Commedia dell'Arte
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The Renaissance and the Age of Exploration
Unit with learning materials for teachers and students tells the story of the Italian and Northern Renaissance and the exploration around the globe. Includes PowerPoint, videos, unit guide and primary sources.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Renaissance Art: The Rebirth of Classicism
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! What in the world do they have to do with this? Find the connection and recognize Renaissance art and the artists.
City University of New York
Cuny: General Characteristics of the Renaissance
A look at the rebirth of the Renaissance in the context of five interrelated issues: a renewed interest in classical antiquity and the concept of "the Great Chain of Being", political changes, Humanism, the literary doctrine of...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Giorgione and the High Renaissance in Venice
7 full-color images from Italian Renaissance artists. Three of the works are from Giorgione. Click on each to find a short explanation and analysis.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Titian and the Late Renaissance in Venice
6 colorful images from Titian during the Italian Renaissance. Click on each image to find a brief description and analysis. Also has one image from Paris Bordone.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: New Middle Class
Describes the rise of a new middle class during the Italian Renaissance and the resulting growth in Italian cities.
Other
Georgia Museum of Art
Home page for the Georgia Museum of art, which is on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens. It's permanent collection consists of American paintings; American, European, and Asian works on paper; the Samuel H. Kress Study...
United Nations
Unesco: Historic Centre of Florence
This World Heritage website features Florence, a focal point for the Italian Renaissance. Found here are a description, a map, documents, many photos, a video on its significance, and any indicators of threats to its preservation.
United Nations
Unesco: Historic Centre of Urbino
This World Heritage website features Urbino, an important center for a short time during the Italian Renaissance that has been largely preserved. Found here are a description, links, maps, documentation, photos, and a video on its history.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: The Italian Renaissance (1420 1600)
This brief ibiblio.org article provides an overview of the key painters of the Renaissance in Italy. The artists and their major works are the key focus here and while further links on them are available, but you will not find anything...
Other
Eugene School District: The Renaissance Begins [Pdf]
Chapter 28 of a middle school textbook on world history (7 pages). It explains how the Renaissance began in Italy, and the differences between classical, medieval, and Renaissance art. It discusses the expanding world of trade and...
ThoughtCo
About.com: Renaissance Humanism
Explains what Renaissance Humanism means, its origins, the role of Petrarch as the 'Father of Italian Humanism,' how it evolved through the 15th and into the 16th century, and how it ended.
Read Works
Read Works: The Renaissance Renaissance Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the changes in writing and poetry during the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance
This site from ibiblio.com explains the Renaissance, not only as a time period, but as how it changed thought, writing, and art throughout Europe. See links to Renaissance in Italy, Germany and Netherlands.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Renaissance
Provides a detailed look at the Renaissance movement. Content includes a focus on important Renaissance political leaders, religious figures, authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, and composers.
Other
Washington State University: Renaissance Neo Platonism
A discusion of the Platonic Tradition and its rebirth during the Italian Renaissance. Also mentions humanism, Aristotle and Marsilio Ficino.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance
Discusses all aspects of European Renaissance including the artists of Italian high renaissance. Links to the renaissance movement in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Italian Literature
This site gives a comparison of Italian Renaissance literary artists, including drama. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
PBS
Pbs: Medici, Godfathers of the Renaissance
Learn about the Renaissance period and its cultural leaders, the Medici family. Take an interactive tour of Florence and use the interactive timeline to understand the course of the Renaissance through the centuries. Uses popups.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Sonnets
This lesson focuses on the sonnet including the definition, the history, the types of, and meters. It features the three types of sonnets: Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet, English/Shakespearean Sonnet, and Spenserian Sonnet. It describes the...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Raphael
Detailed biography on the famous Italian painter Raphael who lived during the high Italian Renaissance. Discusses his influences by other artists, his works, and links to images of them.
Rice University
Galileo Project: The Medici Family
This site from the Rice University contains information about the Medici Family of Florence. Gained their wealth through banking and commerce - wealthiest family in Italy. Discusses family throughout the Italian Renaissance.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Brunelleschi, Filippo
This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biographical sketch of Brunelleschi, a "Florentine architect [and] one of the initiators of the Italian Renaissance." Includes links to related information and to images of his artwork.
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