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  • The Collection: National Gallery of Art: Tour: Patrons and Artists in Late 15th-Century Florence - This collection contains a small collection of the Italian master painters of the Renaissance, along with brief biographies about each painter.
  • The Elizabethan Costuming Page - From formal wear to peasant clothing this site offers a vast amount of links and pictures into the past.  Instructions on how to make or buy patterns for your own costumes.
  • Exploring Leonardo - Study Leonardo's life as an inventor and artist through this site from the Museum of Science in Boston.  Interesting facts tie in his life with the Renaissance period.
  • The Measurers: A Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century - Essays, paintings and original drawings make up the mathematical culture of the Renaissance.
  • Michelangelo Buonarroti: 1475-1664 - This site contains overviews into many aspects of Michelangelo's work as a painter, sculptor, and architect.  Broken up into three sections; Early Life, Mid Years and Final Days.
  • Middle Ages/Renaissance Homepage - Contains a broad-range of information on the Renaissance.  A sampling of topics includes: illness, paintings, period maps, writers, castles, witchcraft and armor.
  • Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport: The Renaissance: The Dawn of a New Age - Learn about the Renaissance from the year 1450.  This user-friendly site will give you information about major topics such as artists, social classes, and inventors.
  • Outlaws and Highwaymen - This site is devoted only to legendary English outlaws and their role in European society.  Enjoy excerpts from poems, ballads, period books, and links to related sites.
  • Renaissance - Five main sections and related sources are the focus of this site.  Unique features are the hands-on activities such as Solving the Puzzle of the Seashell Spiral, and Become a Spice Trader.
  • Renaissance: The Elizabethan World- The Elizabethan years are featured with great detail with subjects such as food, occupations, games, pastimes, religion, fashion, manners, attitudes, and education.  Links to other sites.
  • Renaissance Architecture - A virtual tour of Renaissance architecture throughout Europe.  Details about the buildings are highlighted, along with bibliographies and information about the architect.
  • Renaissance Personalities Student Home Page - Well illustrated and written biographies of men and women during the Renaissance era are presented here.  The biographies are placed in the nine major subject areas of the Renaissance.
  • WebMuseum, Paris: La Renaissance - Learn about the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Italy during the Renaissance period and their differences.  View samples of works created in those countries.


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Last updated: 07/01/10