Renaissance History Links

Contents

General Resources

Cimabue and Raphael

Renaissance Italy

Explorers

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Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction

This is a good overall site which has its own search engine and indexing.

 

 Profusion Search Engine Google Search Engine
 

Alta Vista Search Engine

Alta Vista Image Search is a useful resource.

 
 Yahoo Medieval and Renaissance Web Ring Links

Renaissance Art Links

Renaissance Food Links

University of Warwick Centre for the Study of the Renaissance links

 
Internet Medieval Sourcebook : Renaissance

 

 

 
 
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 Cimabue and Raphael

 
 CGFA- Virtual Art Museum Site contains searches for both artists and works by time, period or title.
 

Cimabue, Entroned Madonna and Child. c. 1280

CGFA - Cimabue

Raphael School of Athens plus links to specific characters. Pierre Perroud.

CGFA - Raphael plus biography

School of Athens plus contents links

 
 
 

 

 

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  Renaissance Italy :Florence, Venice, Milan and Rome

 
 
The States of Italy during the Renaissance, c.1494

European Art:Renaissance Italy

 
 
Ghiberti and the competition for the baptistry doors

North Doors, Florence Baptistry

Web Gallery of Art: Ghiberti

The Giberti Doors - Grace Cathedral

Ghiberti Doors - Florence

LORENZO GHIBERTI (1378-1455)- Uni Wisc.

Encarta Online : Lorenzo Ghiberti

 
Isabella d'Este: Patron of the Arts

The Court of Isabella d'Este by Lorenzo Costa

Renaissance Women Isabella d'Este 1474-1539 "First Lady of the Renaissance"

Leonardo da Vinci Portrait of Isabella d'Este

 
 
Brunelleschi - Patron of the Arts

 

The life of Brunelleschi

Brunelleschi's Legacy in Florence

Filippo Brunelleschi Sculptor and architect Florence 1377 - 1446

Brunelleschi and the dome of Florence Cathedral Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, Italy

Web Gallery of Art BRUNELLESCHI, Filippo (b. 1377, Firenze, d. 1446, Firenze)

 
Lucrezia Borgia
 

Lucrezia Borgia, patron of music in Ferrara By Rick Talbot

THE BORGIAS: The First Crime Family by Russell Aiuto

 
 
Lorenzo de Medici

Lorenzo de Medici Ruler of Florence and Art Patron - Ludicafe Library

Medieval Sourcebook: Niccolo Machiavelli on Lorenzo de Medici

MUSL 242:Lorenzo de' Medici and Florence in the 15th century

 
 
 
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci Artist and Inventor 1452 - 1519-ludicafe library

Leonardo da Vinci - Web Museum

National Museum of Science and Technology-Leonardo da Vinci

Medieval Sourcebook: Giorgio Vasari: Life of Leonardo da Vinci 1550

 

The Sforzas- A Milanese Family

Isabella Sforza

New Advent- Catholic Encyclopedia : Blessed Seraphina Sforza

Milan- The Court of the Sforzas

Electric Library Encyclopedia - Sforza

 
The Council of Ten : the secret police of Venice
 

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt : The Republics of Venice and Florence

The history of the City of Venice from the Dark Ages through to close of the Age of Enlightenment

Virtual History of Venice

 
 
Renaissance Clothing and Fashon

The Renaissance Taylor

Clothing -Italian Renaissance: 1420-1520

Renaissance Faire - Clothing

The Material Renaissance

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt

 

Marriage Customs

 
"Weddings in Renaissance Italy" Lady Clare de Estepa
 
 
Renaissance Guilds : Wool, Silk and Notaries
 
The Silk Industry of Renaissance Venice Molà, Luca

The Development of Craft Guilds

Focus on Florence

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt Part 2

New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia-Notaries

 
 
 
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Explorers

 
Introduction to 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
Modern History Sourcebook: Vasco da Gama: Round…
The Columbus Navigation Homepage
Millersville University-Columbus and the Age of…

The Discoverers Web hompage is a good general site at which to start.When you get there you will need to scroll down to the Age of Discovery Section

Discoverers Web Homepage - links and informatio…

 
 
 
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