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“From the 13th century until 1737, Florence was ruled by the wealthy and powerful Medici family. The Medicis were successful in business and politics,…

— Marilyn Tolhurst

The very beginning of European aesthetics started from Florence. Everything here was beauty, money, and creativity, the power of the good money.

— Alessandro Michele

The Renaissance… was based on a new idea of the importance of the individual. But this was a fragile foundation, because individuals depended on…

— Theodore Zeldin

Put yourself in the position of an up-and-coming artist living in early-sixteenth-century Italy. Now imagine trying to distinguish yourself from the other artists living…

— Jerry Saltz

“ The Renaissance After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe began a period that is called the Middle Ages, or the medieval period.…

— Jean F. Blashfield

“In truth, France. Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal and England had nothing to do with Athens and the history of Rome from its earliest days…

— Peter Frankopan

The Renaissance had resulted in the emancipation of the individual, in making him feel that the universe had no other purpose than his happiness.…

— Bernard Berenson

The Renaissance of Europe did not take place in the 15th century. Rather it began when Europe learned from the culture of the Arabs.…

— Robert Briffault

“Via the mediation of the Enlightenment, this movement had changed from a hobby among a tiny literate elite and their secretaries, an ostentatious amusement…

— Peter Sloterdijk

In the Renaissance there wasn't a distinction. Bernini was an artist and he made architecture, and Michelangelo also did some great architecture.

— Frank Gehry

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

— Arthur Erickson

The hallmark of the Renaissance was its holistic quality as all fields of art, engineering, science and culture shared the same exciting spirit and…

— Joel Garreau