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Web Gallery of Art: Bust of Grand Prince Ferdinando De' Medici

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Bust of Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici", created by Giambattista Foggini, c. 1685 (Marble, height 80 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Anna Maria Luisa De' Medici as a Young Woman

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici as a Young Woman", created by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, c. 1685 (Oil on canvas, 96 x 87 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Three Musicians of the Medici Court

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of Three Musicians of the Medici Court", created by Anton Domenico Gabbiani, c. 1687 (Oil on canvas, 141 x 208 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of the Grand Prince Ferdinando De' Medici

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Portrait of the Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici", created by Philipp Sengher, c. 1700 (Ivory relief carving, 8,5 x 6,5 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Cosimo Iii De' Medici

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Cosimo III de' Medici", created by Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli, c. 1710 (Hard stone, bronze and wood, height 46 cm).
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Henri Ii of Valois & Caterina De' Medici, Surrounded by Members of Their Family

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Henri II of Valois and Caterina de' Medici, Surrounded by Members of Their Family", created by Francois Clouetz (Tempera on parchment).
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Web Gallery of Art: Piero De' Medici

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Piero de' Medici", created by Andrea Del Verrocchioz (Terracotta, height 56 cm).
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Pbs: Sandro Botticelli

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the life and work of Sandro Botticelli, famed artist of the Italian Renaissance, with wonderful reproductions of two of his acclaimed works, "La Primavera" and "Birth of Venus." Part of a larger site on the Renaissance...
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Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy biography detailing Michelangelo's life, his works, his achievements, and his influence on other artists. Links to his works including the Sistine Chapel.
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Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Gallery of Art provides an amazing online collection of Michelangelo's (1475-1564) art. Not only can you view high-quality reproductions of his drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural commissions, you can also click...
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Olga's Gallery: Raphael

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth biography of Raphael from Olga's Gallery including his style and links to his works one being "Portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de Medici and Luigi de Rossi."
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West Valley College: The Italian High Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
The site from the West Valley College briefly surveys several pieces of artwork from the Italian High Renaissance including those from Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses all aspects of European Renaissance including the artists of Italian high renaissance. Links to the renaissance movement in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
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San Diego State Univ.: Projet Poissy Biographies: Gaspard De Coligny (1519 1572)

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent amount of biographical information is provided about Gaspard de Coligny, a Huguenot martyr in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
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The Leo Architectonic Research Office: History of Renaissance Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of images depicting various styles of architecture throughout the Renaissance. Each small image links to a pages with more detailed photographs and further information about the image.
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One evil.org: 20 Most Evil People of 16th Century: Pope Leo X

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed biography of the infamous Pope Leo X. This man has been accused of making the most damaging statement about Christianity in the history of the Church.
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Web Gallery of Art: Brunelleschi, Filippo

For Students 9th - 10th
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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The Florence Art Guide: The Florentine Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the various governmental systems prominant in Florence from 1075 to the 14th Century.
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Gardenvisit: Jardin Des Tuileries

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated English description of this famous Parisian garden, where kids sail boats in a round fountain pool. There is a link to a map for locating the garden.
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Read Works: The Renaissance Florence During the Renaissance

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Florence, Italy during the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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The History Guide: Girolamo Savonarola, 1452 1498

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of Italian religious and political reformer Girolamo Savonarola, 1452-1498. Including a bibliography.
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Catherine De Medicis en Veuve

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress presents the "Political and cultural history of France from 1498 to 1661..." France's Renaissance, eight civil wars, and the Bourbons. Also click on "The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy," for history from...
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Agnolo Bronzino: Eleonora of Toledo and Giovanni De Medici

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia's biography page on Italian Mannerist painter Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572 CE). There are links to Museums which have works in their collections.

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