The Renaissance

The Renaissance was seen as a cultural rebirth. Lets begin with a short quiz to see how much you know about the art of the renaissance period. Ten short questions. You'll be surprised at how much you know.

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The artists, Giotto, is often feted as the father of Renaissance painting. These flashcards will show you some of his work in context, as well as paintings from Duccio, Ghibeti, Donatello and others.

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While Gothic architecture was extremely popular in the Northern European countries, Italy had never entirely forgotten about the smooth lines used in antiquity. Columns, domes and arches were principal features of Renaissance building.

What factors influenced the Renaissance? Why was Italy central to the cultural rejuvination of European art and architecture? Changes in thought inspired advances in other fields of human endevour.

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Medicine, which had for many years been a collection of poor assumptions and superstitions, began to look back of the writings of Galen. Taking Galen as a starting point, slowly Western medicine as we know it emerged.

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The Renaissance is seen as the end of a long period of stagnation. This is largely to do with great changes such as the birth of the printing press and the desire to explore new trade routes.

Describing the links between the political, economic, religious, art, exploration, philosophical and social aspects which contributed heavily on the renaissance.

The history of Renaissance medicine focuses on three key figures. These are Vesalius, Pare and Harvey. From Belgium, France and England respectively, these men used the tragedy of their day as opportunity to learn about and advance medical knowledge.

An overview of the discoveries and significance of the Renaissance Era to the History of Medicine.

In every field of cultural expertise, from music to education, Renaissance thinkers brought sweeping changes to their areas. This was the age that saw the birth of opera, as well as da Vinci, Galileo and Isaac Newton.

Today, we still talk of Renaissance men, but who are the great figures of history that this refers to, and just what does it mean to be a Renaissance Man (or woman).