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Renaissance
The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.
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The Renaissance, a vibrant period of European cultural, artistic, political and scientific “rebirth” after the Middle Ages, was led by people including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli and the Medici family.
!['The Last Supper', 1494-1498. Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci.'The Last Supper', 1494-1498. The mural painting was for the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan and was commissioned as part of a scheme of renovations to the church and its convent buildings by Da Vinci's patron Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. The painting represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13:21. From World Famous Paintings edited by J Grieg Pirie [W.& G. Foyle Ltd., London, 1938.] (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)](https://assets.editorial.aetnd.com/uploads/2010/10/renaissance-art-gettyimages-550119221.jpg?width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)
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Did Columbus Start a Zombie Plague?
History remembers the renaissance era as a time of poets, painters, and fair maidens, but the reality is much closer to a horror film.
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How the Renaissance Challenged the Church and Influenced the Reformation
As interest in cultural, intellectual and scientific exploration flourished, support for an all‑powerful church diminished.
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