the highly influential 14th-century master who has long been credited with initiating the Renaissance. Many art historians believe that Cimabue was Giotto’s teacher, and that he also had a ...

Spanning from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance in the 14th century, the Middle Ages encompassed a thousand years of social, cultural, and religious upheaval, and — most importantly ...

Following the plague, a reorganized social structure emerged from the ashes of 14th century Italy — one that valued ... This was the Italian Renaissance — a time period when art flourished and great ...