One of the most famous paintings of mythology during the Renaissance, is the "Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli. ... He was also inspired by a contemporary neopatonic poem honoring Aphrodite/Venus, as goddess of divine love. ... One of the most famous paintings in all of historyy was created during this period: the portrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, also known as La Gioconda, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. ... Most famous of all, Mona Lisa's mouth and eyes were delicately blurred creating the mystery smile, both melancholic and mocking. ... The two greatest and most f...

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People who travelled were drawn to Italy; if traders wanted luxury goods they went to Italy for example, in the fifteenth century Florence was one of the most famous and beautiful cities in the world. ... One of the most famous figures in the development of opera towards the end of the sixteenth century was an Italian composer called Claudio Monteverdi. ... One of the most famous poets during the Renaissance is John Milton. ... In this poem Milton used great imagery and justified the ways of g-d to man. ...

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Botticelli had to power to materialize the "beautiful visions" and this he did in a number of works for the Medici villas, among them the famous Birth of Venus inspired by a poem by Politian on that theme (Art through..., 1970, 442-3) Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter and draftsman. ...

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By the 15th century famous libraries, that are still in existence today, had been established. ... Petrarch expected to achieve great fame from his epic biographical poem Africa, which was based on the life of Scipio Africanus who, to Petrarch, embodies the valiant and pious virtues of the ancient Romans. ...

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