WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This movement that started in Italy caused an explosion of creativity in art, writing, and thought that lasted approximately from 1300 to 1600. Historians call this period the Renaissance (REHN•ih•SAHNS). The term means rebirth, and in this context, it refers to a revival of art and learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -1350-1600. The period we know as the high Renaissance, when most of the famous art and architecture was created, lasted from ca. 1450-1550. The word Renaissance means rebirth, and it is called that because it was a cultural renewal, or rebirth, following the middle ages.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Renaissance began in the city-states of Italy in the mid-1300s. The city-state of Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, which means “rebirth” in French.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Renaissance period: 1550–1660.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Renaissance arrived at different countries at varying times-Italy was the first to experience this movement beginning in the 14th century while the it did not reach England until the sixteenth century. A general consensus among historians is that by the early 17th century, the Renaissance had come to an end.

Detailed explanation-6: -During the two hundred years between 1400 and 1600, Europe witnessed an astonishing revival of drawing, fine art painting, sculpture and architecture centred on Italy, which we now refer to as the Renaissance (rinascimento).