"The School of Athens" by RaphaelLeonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, an example of the blend of art and science during the Renaissance.Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. School of Athens (above) is perhaps the most extended study in this.A political map of the Italian Peninsula  circa 1494.
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Renaissance

In the traditional view, the Renaissance is understood as an historical age that was preceded by the Middle Ages and followed by the Reformation. more...

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According to the usual description, the Italian Renaissance of the 15th century, spreading through the rest of Europe, represented a reconnection of the west with classical antiquity, the absorption of knowledge—particularly mathematics—from Arabic, the return of experimentalism, the focus on the importance of living well in the present (e.g. humanism), an explosion of the dissemination of knowledge brought on by printing and the creation of new techniques in art, poetry and architecture which led to a radical change in the style and substance of the arts and letters. This period, in this view, represents Europe emerging from a long period as a backwater, and the rise of commerce and exploration. The Italian Renaissance is often labeled as the beginning of the "modern" epoch.

Contemporary historians are skeptical about the accuracy of the above description, and critical or alternate views about this concept are discussed below.

Historiography

The term Rebirth (Rinascita), to indicate the flourishing of artistic and scientific activities starting in Italy in the mid 1300's, was first used by the Italian artist Giorgio Vasari in the Vite, published in 1550. The term Renaissance is the French translation, used by French historian Jules Michelet, and expanded upon by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt (both in the 1860s). Rebirth is used in two ways. First, it means rediscovery of ancient classical texts and learning and their applications in the arts and sciences. Second, it means that the results of these intellectual activities created a revitalization of European culture in general. Thus it is possible to speak of the Renaissance in two different but meaningful ways: A rebirth of classical learning and knowledge through the rediscovery of ancient texts, and also a rebirth of European culture in general.

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