Renaissance
Cultural rebirth of Europe between about 1350 and about 1550. It originated in northern Italian city-states such as Florence, spreading across Europe to other centers. The Renaissance revived the... read more |
Vincent Barnett reveals that there is more to Machiavelli than his notorious reputation. |
Jan Gossaert made his name working for the Burgundian court and was among the first northern artists to visit Rome, writes Susan Foister, curator of 'Jan Gossaert's Renaissance', the only exhibition in more than 45 years of works by this archetypal ‘Old Master’. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 2
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At what point did it begin to matter what you wore? Ulinka Rublack looks at why the Renaissance was a turning point in people’s attitudes to clothes and their appearance. Published in History Today, Volume: 61 Issue: 1
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Lucy Wooding introduces a highly significant, but often much misunderstood, cultural force. |
R.J. Knecht looks at the practical considerations behind the smooth operation of the huge courts of the Valois kings of France. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 7
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Vincent Barnett reveals that there is more to Machiavelli than his notorious reputation. |
The beliefs of the man who painted some of the most famous Christian images are shrouded in mystery. Alex Keller coaxes Leonardo da Vinci’s thoughts out of some little-known personal writings. |
The artist, scientist, botanist, anatomist, engineer, inventor and all-round genius Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) used paper in a unique way. Published in History Today, Volume: 56 Issue: 9
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Richard Cavendish marks the demise of an important Renaissance figure, on March 20th, 1656. |
Tristram Hunt finds inspiration for his study of civic consciousness in Tuscany and the lecture halls of Cambridge.
Published in History Today, Volume: 54 Issue: 6
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Jon Cook identifies the mix of factors that helps explain the Florentine Renaissance. |
Scot McKendrick introduces a major new exhibition of Flemish manuscript illumination opening at the Royal Academy.
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Stewart MacDonald introduces the humanist scholar whose writings made him one of the most significant figures of 16th-century Europe. |
Valery Rees looks at the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino and finds a man whose work still speaks to us today. |
Richard Mackenney reviews a book in the new Access to History: Themes series. |
Robert Hole examines the often misunderstood careers of Lorenzo the Magnificent and his brother Giuliano, whose power in Renaissance Florence was wielded with great subtlety and skill. |
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