Renaissance and Reformation:

How do I find information about a certain person?

Leonardo da Vinci - Exploring Leonardo contains interesting facts about this true Renaissance Man. You will learn about the man as a scientist, inventor and artist.

Masaccio - This site contains a biography of Masaccio and examples of his works. You can also visit the "Artist Index" near the bottom of the page to get to other artists and examples of their work.

Baldassare Castiglione - The Catholic Encyclopedia has an extensive biography for Castiglione and many other artists, as well. You can select a letter near the top of the page to find other artists.

Writers - If you are looking for a short biography, this is the place! The timeline format is easy to use and you can scroll forward to writers of other centuries.

Scientists - This is another function of the Hyperhistory site mentioned above. The focus on this timeline is, of course, science.

Artists - Finally, artists are shown on the easy to use format shared by the writers and scientists. Seeing (at a glance) which artists were contemporaries can be valuable.

Where can I find information about forms of recreation?

Dance - The Renaissance Dance page contains primary and secondary sources about dance and entertainment during the Renaissance. This site is especially helpful if you want the views of Renaissance contemporaries.

Dance Two - This site contains choreographs and descriptions of dance from many primary sources. It is easy to navigate this site due to information divided into one hundred year periods, then sub-divided into regions.

Where can I find information about art and artists?

Four Italian Renaissance Artists - I created this web tutorial to help you find information for your web diagrams. Donatello, da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael are the featured artists. You will find biographical information, examples of famous works, and self-quizzes.

People - The WebMuseum, Paris contains an index of artists. If you would like to read a short biography and see examples of an artist, try this site.

Themes Index - This is an index page to the WebMuseum site. Art themes are identified, taking you from Gothic Painting of the 13th Century to 20th Century topics.

Regional Comparisons - Here you will be moved into another section of the WebMuseum, Paris. This is an excellent source to identify differences in art from Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and France.

The Renaissance in Italy - The Renaissance is defined and the Early Renaissance is explained in some detail. This portion of the WebMuseum is helpful if you are looking to become familiar with terms and people.

Where can I see the Sistine Chapel online?

Virtual Tour - A virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel will enable you to get a better idea of the magnitude and complexity of the frescoes on the ceiling and the side walls.

Where can I find information about important documents?

The 95 Theses - Martin Luther's 95 Theses (or questions for debate) are posted in modern English. If you want to download this document to read all the points, it is four pages long.

The Council of Trent - The canons and decrees of the sessions are posted for you to read. This version was edited in 1848 and scanned for posting in 1995. The index will help you get through the bulk of verbiage to get to the information you require.