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Botticelli is best known for his development and use of contrapposto, the positioning of figures balanced on one leg and angled in an S-curve. Venus, the central figure in his Birth of Venus, is standing in this pose. Botticelli’s works are essential…

Filippo Brunelleschi is considered one of the greatest Renaissance architects. He believed in the use of balance and harmony in buildings, and his designs evoked Classical principles rather than the towering spires of Gothic architecture. He traveled…

A play describing the life of Henri IV, the great king of France, written by an Englishman in the 18th century.

This is a map that shows a European idea of what the world looked like during the age of exploration. Map makers would create detail works of art that heightened the mystery and exoticism that surrounded the Americas and East Asia.

Diego Ortiz was a composer under the court of Philip II of Spain who published important pieces utilizing both instruments and vocals. This piece, Canzona in C Minor was written sometime in the 16th century and was originally arranged for a brass…

This painting records the surrender of the town of Breda by Dutch soldiers to the Spanish. In the center is a Dutch commander who is giving the key to the town to the Spanish, who accepts with some amount of grace. The painting shows off Spanish…

A bronze casting of Donatello's statue of David. It is famous for being the first freestanding bronze statue cast during the Renaissance and was created around the 1440s. The statue depicts a nude David standing atop the head of Goliath.

Donatello is considered the greatest sculptor of the Early Renaissance. Much like Giotto, he paved the way for his successors in terms of using Classical techniques and portraying natural beauty rather than idealized beauty. Donatello’s bronze David…

English version of the Bible, 16th century