Italian Renaissance
Diffusion
Germany and Northern Europe
France
Spain and Portugal
Inspiration
Break with medieval tradition
Revival of the Classics
Humanist ideals
Stimulus
Invention of printing
Influx of Byzantine scholars
Wealth
Characteristics
Patronage
Urban phenomenon
Firenze
Venice
Rome
Political theory
Machiavelli
Savonarola
Science
Leonardo da Vinci
Galileo
Arts
Architecture
Brunelleschi
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Andrea Palladio
Painting
Masaccio
Piero della Francesca
Botticelli
Literature
Dante
Boccaccio
Ariosto
Petrarca
Patronage
i Medici