• The Renaissance was a renaissance that took place throughout Europe, it began in Italy due to three advantages: prosperous cities, a wealthy merchant class and the heritage of Greece and Rome. “The Italian Renaissance was the rebirth of classical art and knowledge. It was a rich period of development when art became very popular in an evolving civilization. Due to the Renaissance revival, there was a greater need for scientists, artists and architects, many of whom also used ancient Greek and Roman ideas to help them with their own projects. There were also three types of rebirth; early, high and late. At the beginning of the Renaissance, Sandro Batticelli, Giotto di Bondone, Donatello and Masaccio were born among the great artists and sculptors. During the High Renaissance, some of the greatest artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Titian became popular. During the late Renaissance, the works of Pontormo, Parmigianino and Rosso Fiorentino became known. The painting of the Feast of the Gods was created by Alfonso and became a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. Da Vinci was a man of both worlds, he was known not only for his amazing works of art, but also for his great scientific knowledge. Unlike regular artists, in his time he was a painter, architect, musician, inventor/engineer, sculptor and scientist. He was born in 1452 and in 1483 he moved to Milan where he created his first work, Madonna on the Rocks. Leonardo da Vinci was also known to be a phenomenal inventor and engineer. The government asked him to build all kinds of buildings and even create new weapons. Before his death in 1519, he began drawing hundreds of sketches of human bodies. He found the people he wanted to draw in the nearby morgue. Da Vinci was middle of paper ......th Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel, but he died unfinished and poor at the age of 65. During the Renaissance, Italy had many city-states. Each city-state had its own ruler: Rome - the Pope, Florence - the Medici family, Venice - the Dodge and Milan - the Sforza family. With all the different rulers having their own thoughts and rules, many conflicts and rivalries took place during this period of peace. 15962/data/donatello.htmlhttp://www.sacklunch.net/biography/T/Titian.htmlhttp://library.thinkquest.org/3044/http://www.artbible.info/art/biography/michelangelo- buonarrotihttp://www.webexhibits.org/feast/context/citystate.htmlhttp://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/it.htmlhttp://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/ florence.html