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Albrecht Dürer Self-portrait
An oil-on-wood panel self-portrait by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 CE). Painted c. 1500 when the artist was 28, this portrait shows Dürer's mastery of natural realism - indeed, his dog was impressed, it is said...

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The School of Athens by Raphael
The School of Athens by Raphael, painted between 1510-1511 CE, depicting all of the major philosophers of antiquity with Plato and Aristotle at the centre. (Vatican Museums, Rome).

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Giovanni Bellini: A Collection of 137 paintings (HD)
BOOKS about Giovanni Bellini: GIOVANNI BELLINI by Oskar Bätschmann —- https://bit.ly/2Is4gGx GIOVANNI BELLINI : THE ART OF CONTEMPLATION by Johannes Grave —- https://bit.ly/2Ugy2ju GIOVANNI BELLINI - LANDSCAPES OF FAITH IN RENAISSANCE...

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The Changing Interpretation of the Spanish Conquest in the Americas
The fall in 1519 of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Mexica or Aztec Empire, as it was later called, laid the foundation for the Spanish colonial empire on the North American mainland. It was the first time that Europeans had subjugated a...

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Famous Grammarians & Poets of the Byzantine Empire
In the wake of the downfall of the Western Roman Empire and the intellectual collapse of Athens, Byzantine scholars engaged in preserving the Classical Greek language and its literature. Thus they became the guardians of a vanished culture...

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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of Math - James Earle
What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man? With arms outstretched, the man fills the irreconcilable spaces of a circle and a square — symbolizing the Renaissance-era belief in the mutable nature of humankind. James Earle explains...

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The Pleasure House, Stuttgart
Ruins of the New Pleasure House (Lusthaus), Stuttgart Palace Garden. One of the most important buildings of the German Renaissance, it underwent numerous conversions, which was followed by demolition in 1844/45. The remains were moved to...

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The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
The Creation of Adam, a panel of the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City, Rome by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). Made 1508-12 CE.

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The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper mural by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519 CE). The scene is a depiction of the final meal of Jesus Christ and his apostles. It is located in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a residence...

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Facade of Basilica of S. Andrea, Mantua by Alberti
The facade of the Basilica of S. Andrea in Mantua, Italy. Designed c. 1470 CE by the Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE).