Western Civilization I Part 6: The Renaissance and Reformation Renaissance Humanism
Abélard and Heloïse in a manuscript of the Roman de la Rose (14th century) A meeting of doctors at the University of Paris. Illustration from Chants royaux. 16th cent. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. (Wikipedia)
Leonardo da Vinci ( ), Vitruvian Man, ca Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. (Wikipedia)
Desiderius Erasmus ( ). Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, National Gallery, London. (Wikipedia) Niccolò Machiavelli ( ). Portrait by Santi di Tito, late XVI. Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. (Wikipedia)
A collage of Florence showing the Palazzo degli Uffizi (top left), the Palazzo Pitti, a sunset view of the city and the Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria. (Wikipedia)
Pope Alexander VI (ruled ). Portrait by Cristofano dell'Altissimo Uffizi Gallery, Florence. (Wikipedia) Cesare Borgia (1475/6-1507). Portrait possibly by Bartolomeo Veneto, ca. 1500–10. Palazzo Venezia, Rome. (Wikipedia)