Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Italian Renaissance (Italian: Rinascimento [rinaʃʃiˈmento]) was a period in Italian history between the 14th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the initial development of the broader Renaissance culture that spread across Western Europe and marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.
[6] [7] The Italian Renaissance spread to the rest of Europe, bringing a renewed interest in humanism, science, exploration, and art with the start of the modern era. [8] By the mid-19th century, Italian unification, led by the House of Savoy, led to the establishment of an Italian nation-state.
The English Renaissance period in art began far later than the Italian, which had moved into Mannerism by the 1530s. [94] In literature the later part of the 16th century saw the flowering of Elizabethan literature, with poetry heavily influenced by Italian Renaissance literature but Elizabethan theatre a distinctive native
The history of early modern Italy roughly corresponds to the period from the Renaissance to the Congress of Vienna in 1814. The following period was characterized by political and social unrest which then led to the unification of Italy, which culminated in 1861 with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy.
Drawing the Italian Renaissance is at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, from November 1, 2024 through March 9, 2025. You Might Also Like 12 Weekend Getaway Spas For Every Type of Occasion
Aversa is established, marking the start of permanent Norman settlements in Italy. 1043: William of Hauteville and the Normans found the County of Apulia and Calabria composed of the territories of Gargano, Capitanata, Apulia, Vulture, and most of Campania. 1046: Italian feudal ruler and militant noblewoman Matilda of Tuscany is born. 1053: 18 June
The Trecento is considered to be the beginning of the Italian Renaissance or at least the Proto-Renaissance in art history. Painters of the Trecento included Giotto di Bondone, as well as painters of the Sienese School, which became the most important in Italy during the century, including Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone Martini, Lippo Memmi, Ambrogio Lorenzetti and his brother Pietro.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us