Learn how the political, religious and economic changes in Europe during the Renaissance affected the music of the period. A slide show introduces viewers to a variety of instruments which were developed in conjunction with the new music.

Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...

Gain knowledge of how exploration, mapping, and voyages of the Renaissance period shaped and changed our understanding of the modern world.

Overview of dance in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It includes the changes dance forms underwent, description of English Country Dance.

Useful for research and for focusing on women's writing during this influential period, this article includes a lengthy bibliography of primary and secondary sources.

This exhibition of drawings from the Renaissance contains numerous examples of figurative, architectural, and decorative subjects. Short explanatory notes provide the historical and artistic context of similarly themed works. A useful...

A brief overview of women writers during the English Renaissance. Related links to different writers.

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.

History of the Harlem Renaissance, including information on prominent writers of the time period.

Langston Hughes' short story "Cora Unashamed" was made into a Masterpiece Theatre production. This brief teacher guide offers ideas about using it in the classroom. The site also includes background on the time period, the Harlem...

Concise explanation of the term "Harlem Renaissance," largely as it applies to poetry. It discusses the movement's origins and some of its major figures.

Brief summary of the Harlem Renaissance period with links to numerous outside resources.

This site includes the author's credits as an editor and playwright, a biography, and links to three of his books.

A site from the University of Michigan on various types of forgery in art from the Renaissance period to today. This site also covers website forgery and the internet.

One of the great figures in western art, Giotto made many artisic contributions to the Late Gothic (Pre-Renaissance) period of art. Here you will find biographical information and many reproductions of his work.