1. Family identity and professional conformism are as important as any putative Renaissance “individualism” in Iris Origo’s ...

Italian Renaissance muses inspire their descendants centuries later ... a Renaissance art expert from Rhode Island, ... a silk merchant and a friend of da Vinci’s.

During the Renaissance, Italian city-states contributed greatly to the region's wealth. Families with affluence were able to support artistic movements and scientists, ... Merchants were able to sell ...

Berry Bros & Rudd, an all-round wine merchant that is also in fine wine trading in both London and Asia, has seen a 60 per cent growth in the value of its sales of Italian wine over the past five ...

Powerful merchants and bankers invested their fortunes in painting, ... This master of the Italian Renaissance died in 1510, at age 64. Many of his most celebrated works were, ...

Donatello: Italian Renaissance star on show. ... The son of a wool merchant, Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi is believed to have been born around 1386 in Florence, Italy, ...

Other European merchants openly traded with Muslim, African and Hindu businessmen, ... Art of the Italian Renaissance Courts by Alison Cole (London, 1995) Worldly Goods: ...

A painting by Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca, "The Resurrection", which escaped destruction during World War Two, is getting its own revival. Full Episode Monday, Jun 23 ...

A confirmation of the ship's identity will make it the first Renaissance-era ship with its hull timbers intact. It was one of the largest Italian merchant vessels of its time when it went down.