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An ink sketch of man based on the ideal human proportions according to da Vinci. The drawing dates back to circa 1490.

Much is said of Giorgio Vasari as a biographer, but it is important to remember that Vasari was an artist himself. Vasari was an Italian painter and architect and the image is perhaps his best known work, the loggia of the Palazzo degli Uffizi. The…

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

The shawm may remind one of a modern day recorder. The shawm was a popular instrument during the Renaissance era, and was developed in the 12th century.

Raphael’s The School of Athens represents the value of classical ideas in the art world of the Renaissance. The painting depicts several prominent philosophers of Ancient Greece in a large, Classical building. The image represents the Renaissance…

The sackbut is an instrument which later evolved into the modern day trombone. It was popular in 16th century renaissance music and grew to replace the sliding trumpet.

Anthony Holborne was an English composer who published many books of music in the late 16th century and early 17th century. This particular piece, The Night Watch, was originally written for the lute, and was written in the 17th century.