Beginning with Giotto di Bondon, in the fourteenth century, Italy flourished with new works of art. The majority of this work was influenced by the belief that man was equal to God and, therefore, should be valued. This movement, in Italy solely, was known as humanism. This gave artists an opportunity to portray Biblical figures, with human featur

During the Italian Renaissance, science did not receive as great of advance as did art and literature. People still believed that the universe revolved around human beings. Therefore, each aspect of nature had to be studied to serve a purpose for mankind. Leonardo da Vinci, a prime example of a Renaissance man, aside from being a masterful painter and architect, he also contributed to the scientific world. He began to study the complex workings of the human body. By perusing records and descriptions of the body, he composed numerous drawings. This aided the understanding of the inner workings of human body. Da Vinci, unlike many of his contemporaries, understood the value in observation, not Biblical myth.

Literature changed dramatically as well, in this period. Writers began to take into account the world around them. Nicolo Machiavelli, born in Florence, wrote in great detail about the political upheaval regarding Pope Clement VIII and the Borgia dyna

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