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

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.

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.

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.

From the Royal Collection in London, this is the permanent collection entry for Cats, Lions and a Dragon, a drawing by Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci.

Biographical summary of the life and career of Domenico Ghirlandaio, 15th-century Italian Renaissance painter.

A detailed biography of Machiavelli, including discussions of his major works and his ideas about the nature of political power, prepared for a university-level philosophy course.

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

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

This site has a biography of Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE) and in-depth discussion of his political philosophies. The site contains links to related resources and books by or about Machiavelli.