A detailed overview of art and architecture during the Renaissance. Covers all the major figures and countries.

Basic information about the Renaissance. Looks at Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, painting, and sculpture. Touches upon humanism.

This is a short timeline of key events of the Italian Renaissance. Make sure to click on "Humanism" and "Renaissance Art" for more information.

Describes the rise of a new middle class during the Italian Renaissance and the resulting growth in Italian cities.

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...

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.

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.

This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biographical sketch on Masaccio, "the first great painter of the Italian Renaissance." Includes link to related information and to examples of Massacio's artwork.

Kids learn about the Italian City-States of the European Renaissance including Florence, Milan, Venice, Rome, and Naples.

History Questions: Italian City-States Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

Kids learn about the Medici Family of the Renaissance. They were leaders of the city of Florence and supporters of the arts and humanism.

Learn about the renaissance villa on Lake Maggiore and Italian national monument site, the Villa Cicogna Mozzoni, in the main web-page for the villa. Full of historical information, maps, and photos.

Learn about the various actions that have been taken to preserve the "Mona Lisa," one of Leonardo's most famous portrait paintings. Explore compositional details, unfinished portions of the painting, and other interesting tidbits about...

At the Brooks Museum in Memphis, the collection includes Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculpture, English portraits, European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, and works on paper, including drawings,...

The biography on this Italian poet is thorough and contains a selected bibliography.

See the artwork located in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. This resource brings the images to you. Just click on the room or topic and see background information and a link to the image.

This museum is one of many under the umbrella of Rome City Council. It is also the oldest public museum in the world, having been established in 1471. Throughout the site, there is extensive information about its history and collections,...

An in-depth biography of the painter Raphael discussing his life and works. A link is also provided to a listing of his works.

An extensive biography of Leonardo da Vinci with sections on his life in Florence and Milan as well as his art and inventions. Be sure to click on the "Works" button to view fabulous digital images. Many paintings contain commentary.

Olga's Gallery on Michelangelo. There are 71 images with a biography of the artists. This is a great site on Michelangelo!

This site provided for by WebExhibits.org describes, Giovanni Bellini's canvas of "Feast of the Gods." Technical innovations in conservation science over the last 50 years have enabled specialists to obtain X-ray, infrared and...

Describes the rule of Cosimo III of the Medici family and the resulting decline, both politically and economically of the Grand Duchy in Tuscany.

This resource reveals that Sir Thomas Wyatt was a pioneer in bringing to English poetry the new forms of the Italian Renaissance, especially the Petrarchan sonnet. Related resources and links.

This resource provides a scholarly look at the life, works, philosophy, and influence of Pico della Mirandola.