Discusses all aspects of European Renaissance including the artists of Italian high renaissance. Links to the renaissance movement in the Netherlands, Germany and France.

Read about the futurist movement in painting - particularly in Italian painting - and view examples of this style of painting. Click on the titles of each work to enlarge the images.

Unit with learning materials for teachers and students tells the story of the Italian and Northern Renaissance and the exploration around the globe. Includes PowerPoint, videos, unit guide and primary sources.

This excerpt from the memoir of Lieutenant Camillo Viglino explains the significance of Monte Grappa to the Italian Front during World War I. Strategies of the the Austro-German troops and the Italian troops are discussed as they...

Read about the work of Italian physicist Enrico Fermi and learn how he showed the world the power of the atom.

This ibiblio.org site provides information about the Italian artist, Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516 CE). Contains information about his life and artwork. Gives many examples of his paintings, with brief descriptions.

This ibiblio.org site provides information about the life and work of Italian Mannerist painter, Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572 CE). Gives examples of his work, and two links to other artists' work.

This article takes a look at the unique killer of the Italian Front, avalanches.

An interesting site that reviews in detail the early work of the statue of David by the great Italian sculptor Donatello. Includes good images of the statue as well.

This site from the Rice University contains information about the Medici Family of Florence. Gained their wealth through banking and commerce - wealthiest family in Italy. Discusses family throughout the Italian Renaissance.

This website provides an outline that contains stylistic differences between Northern Renaissance painters and their Italian counterparts. Images are offered.

The Galileo Project fact sheet profiles the life and work of Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), the Italian scientist and inventor.

View fifty selected pieces from the Robert Lehman Collection of European art, which features paintings, drawings, and works of decorative art from the Italian and Northern Renaissance up through the twentieth century. An excellent survey...

A list of words in English which have been borrowed from other languages. Includes the languages of Italian, French, German, and Japanese.

Learn about the renaissance villa on Lake Maggiore and Italian national monument site, the Villa Cicogna Mozzoni, in the main web-page for the villa. Full of historical information, maps, and photos.

The Carnival of Ponte Caffaro is a "North Italian ritual dance and fiddle music tradition within the Mardi Gras Carnevale." This site has great links to the dance, dancers and history.

Dickinson College provides a biography of Italian nationalist, Giuseppe Mazzini, and also gives a description of his establishment of "Young Italy." Nationalist ideas of this type were not limited to Italy, but were developing across the...

This page focuses on the many uprisings in Italy that brought about a revolution in 1848-1849. Three important dates of events in the Italian Revolution of 1848 are listed at the bottom.

A slideshow that introduces learners to nineteenth-century architectural history by displaying a variety of homes constructed in specific historical styles, such as Greek revival, Queen Anne, Italianate, and Gothic revival.

This is an 8-page PDF article on "How to Write a Sonnet" by Peter Sadlon. It provides background information about sonnets, discusses the two main kinds of sonnet Italian or Petrarchan form and English or Shakespearean form. It explains...

Did you know Michelangelo created several pietas? "Pieta" is an Italian word used to describe an image of the Virgin Mary mourning her dead son. The Web Gallery of Art showcases multiple reproductions of Michelangelo's works on this...

This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biographical sketch of Brunelleschi, a "Florentine architect [and] one of the initiators of the Italian Renaissance." Includes links to related information and to images of his artwork.

This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biographical sketch on Masaccio, "the first great painter of the Italian Renaissance." Includes link to related information and to examples of Massacio's artwork.

An Italian site containing a comprehensive biography of artist Michelangelo. Also includes images of some of his paintings.