Renaissance

15^th - Mid - 19^th Century

The long, Medieval era gives way to "La Renaissance," a French word defined as a rebirth or revival.

The era shifts to the arts and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Creativity and imagination bring achievements. Humanist scholars concerned about mankind are exalted. Painters begin to use worldly images in their work. Literacy among the secular world begins when the printing press is invented in Europe in the 15th century. North America is a beneficiary. See the recreated Gutenberg printing press at The International Printing Museum.

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Van Eyck
Botticelli
Da Vinci
El Greco
Caravaggio
Fragonard
David
Delacroix
Church
Courbet

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Renaissance

15th - Mid - 19th Century

Scroll Through the Renaissance Era Collection of Paintings.

15^th - Mid - 19^th Century