In the 14th century, creativity was the watchword of the city of Florence. The Renaissance was starting, and individuals like painter Giotto di Bondone were revolutionizing this corner of the fine arts. This historical moment in Italy is the inspiration for this singularly wonderful exhibit from the Getty Museum. The collection brings together works by Giotto, along with contemporaries like...

This streaming audio/slide show is the latest creation from the National Gallery of Art (NGA). The presentation consists of an in-depth examination and explanation of The Adoration of the Magi, the colorful painting by Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi. The painting is from the early Italian Renaissance and represents the three kings bringing gifts to the Christ Child twelve days after his birth. The...

The newest educational exhibit to the Annenberg Media Projects Learner Online site (discussed in the September 12, 1997 Scout Report) explores this period of intellectual, political, technological, and economic rebirth in European civilization. A series of five essays examines and explains the changes which occurred in the Renaissance during the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. The...