Renaissance

Renaissance

A time of the literal rebirth of lost knowledge, the dawn of the Enlightenment, the emergence of extraordinary minds, and the appearance of exceptional creators whose art transformed humanity’s understanding of its own capabilities.
Setting: Florence, 15th–16th centuries.
Starring: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and their remarkable contemporaries, followers, and inspirations.

In this lecture, we will explore this magnificent artistic era from all angles:

• How did a thousand years of the “Dark Ages” end, and who ushered in the Renaissance?

• Which masterpieces by Michelangelo, Raphael, da Vinci, Botticelli, Donatello, Dürer, Brunelleschi, and others changed the world and propelled its development?

• Why didn’t we remain in the Renaissance forever — and could such a phenomenon happen again?