A description of life in Florence, Italy during the Renaissance, the emergence of humanist thought, and of how the Renaissance got its start in Italy. The Lorenzo de Medici's important role as a patron of the arts in Florence is...

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 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.

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

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the early Renaissance painting by Fra Carnevale "The Birth of the Virgin" from 1467, with a description and images of the piece.

Very informative article on Titian's career as an artist, his works, his styles of painting, and his influences.

This presentation provides biographical information about Paolo Veronese including lots of information about his works and his style.

This site has biographical information for Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE), the political philosopher during the Italian Renaissance.