... for the first time the values of the modern world. The word "renaissance" originally referred to the revival of the values and artistic styles of classical antiquity during that period, especially in Italy (Beckett, 1994, 36). The Renaissance is seen as building on, rather than breaking with, its medieval ... of other religions by converging all truths into one (Beckett, 1994, 37). Botticelli is of his generation in his enthusiasm for themes "from classical mythology and along with it in his suiting the ancient pagan materials to a form that repaired by the early renaissance, a form re...

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