Giotto, The Lamentation, c. 1305 (Arena Chapel, Padua)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker
Proto-Renaissance

The Renaissance begins in the early 1300s. Some people call this period "Late Gothic"—a term which refers to the late Middle Ages, while other people call it the "Proto-Renaissance"—the beginnings of the Renaissance. In any case, a revolution is beginning to take place in the early 1300s—in the way people think about the world, the way they think about the past, and the … [More]