The Renaissance
Important cities include Venice, Florence, and Milan.
Locatated in Italian city-states
Originated in Italy
Close to Western Europe
Influenced by realism
paintings used religious themes
Had paintings and sculptures
Focused on realistic poses and realistic anatomy
Michelangelo was sculptor and an artist
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing the press
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, inventor and sculptor
Leonardo da Vinci wrote backwards so that no one can read his notes
Emphasized the importance of education
Music had a great importance and had religious themes
Scientists and philosophers debunking prior knowledge and made new findings
Effected government change
Had the Mona Lisa and a sculpture called David