The Italian era is best known for the renewed interest in the culture of classical antiquity. The literature of the Italian Renaissance includes, the humanists Petrarch (The Canzoniere), and authors like, Castiglione (The Book of the Courtier) and Machiavelli (The Prince).
The paintings of the era were influenced by Western painting, with artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci. The architecture got their inspiration from Greek and Roman architecture, with works such as, the Florence Cathedral and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. (About Education)
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Universities and the printing press helped spread the word of religious protest and reform. Writers and humanists such as Rabelais and Desiderius Erasmus were greatly influenced by the Italian Renaissance. Writers such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe composed works that have had a lifelong impact. The Northern Renaissance was also closely connected to the Protestant Reformation. There were many conflicts between various Protestant groups and the Roman Catholic Church
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(msG77) The wealthy class was more the focus. Paintings were elaborate, detailed, and showed how wealthy and powerful people were. During the Italian Renaissance there was a concentration on classical mythology and religious scenes. Popes were wealthy, king-like figures in society and they were often painted in intricate settings. (About Education). Fresco’s, which used water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, were popular in this time. Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel and Raphael’s Stanza murals in the Vatican are the most famous of all frescoes. (Encyclopædia Britannica