Italian Renaissance

Italian state (1282–1816)

medieval and early modern maritime republic from (1005-1797)

thumb|Trumps of the Tarot de Marseilles, a standard 18th-century playing card pack, later also used for divination thumb|A Tarot reading|3-card tarot spread used for divination. The deck is the Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot Deck (a faithful reproduction of the original [[Rider-Waite-Smith deck from 1909).]]

former state in southern Italy, 1130–1816

city-state on the Appenine Peninsula between 1115–1532/69

cultural movement from the 14th to 17th century

The cultural and artistic events of Italy during the period 1400 to 1499 are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento ( , , ), from the Italian word for the number '400', in turn from , '1400'. The Quattrocento encompasses the artistic styles of the late Middle Ages (most notably International Gothic), the early Renaissance (beginning around 1425), and the start of the High Renaissance, generally asserted to begin between 1495 and 1500.

The Trecento ( , , ; short for , "1300") refers to the 14th century in Italian cultural history. The Trecento is considered to be the beginning of the Italian Renaissance or at least the Proto-Renaissance in art history. The Trecento was also famous as a time of heightened literary activity, with writers working in the vernacular instead of Latin. In music, the Trecento was a time of vigorous activity in Italy, as it was in France, with which there was a frequent interchange of musicians and influences.

former country

circular work of art

short period of the most exceptional artistic production during the Italian Renaissance

historical city-state in Italy

The cultural and artistic events of Italy during the period 1500 to 1599 are collectively referred to as the Cinquecento ( , ), from the Italian for the number '500', in turn from , '1500'. Cinquecento encompasses the styles and events of the High Italian Renaissance, and Mannerism.

thumbnail|Palazzo Vecchio, the former seat of the Signoria of [[Florence]] A signoria () was the governing authority in many of the Italian city-states during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. The word signoria comes from signore (), or "lord", an abstract noun meaning (roughly) "government", "governing authority", de facto "sovereignty", "lordship"; : signorie.

thumb|Gonfalonier from the Republic of Florence by Paul Lormier (1813–1895) The Gonfalonier (Italian: Gonfaloniere) was the holder of a highly prestigious communal office in medieval and Renaissance Italy, notably in Florence and the Papal States. The name derives from gonfalone (English: "gonfalon"), the term used for the banners of such communes.

naturalistic painting style developed in the 14th century Florence

peace treaty

paintings produced in the Italian Renaissance

artistic theme

burning of objects

(1542–1908) institution of the Roman Curia

Sprezzatura () is an Italian word that refers to a kind of effortless grace, the art of making something difficult look easy, or maintaining a nonchalant demeanor while performing complex tasks.

Duecento ( , ; , '1200'), or Dugento, is the Italian word for the Italian culture of the 13th century—that is to say 1200 to 1299. It was during this period that the first shoots of the Italian Renaissance appeared in art and literature, to be further developed in the following trecento period.

former Vatican courtyard

thumb|Horatius Cocles at the bridge, Renaissance plaquette by Master IO.F.F., late 15th century, [[Padua, 6.1 x 6.0 cm, in a shape for decorating a sword hilt]] thumb|Peter Flötner, Vanitas, 1535–1540, gilt bronze

Venetian printing office

art movement

type of music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras which involved spatially separate choirs singing in alternation

government of Medieval and Renaissance Florence

sculpture produced in the Italian Renaisance

right|thumbnail|Benedetto Varchi, by [[Titian]]

palace in Genoa, Italy

trope of ancient Roman exemplary literature

15th century garden style

book by Jacob Burckhardt

sculpture by Donatello, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice, Italy

renaissance art movement

aspects of Renaissance art and culture in Urbino

aspects of Renaissance art and culture in Lombardy

room with frescoes by Raffaello Sanzio