Between the years 1400-1500, the Italian Renaissance kicks into high gear. Brunelleschi's genius sets the stage for architectural wonders and artistic realism and artists thrive under the patronage of wealthy merchants.

1. The Renaissance in Italy

2. Filippo Brunelleschi & Lorenzo Ghiberti, Sacrifice of Isaac, competition panels, 1401-2

3. Filippo Brunelleschi, Dome, Cathedral of Florence, 1446-62

4. Filippo Brunelleschi, Perspective Experiment, c. 1420

5. Perspective Vocabulary

6. Donatello, David, c. 1420-60

7. Donatello, Madonna of the Clouds, c. c. 1425-35

8. Masaccio, Holy Trinity, c. 1427

10. Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with Two Angels, c. 1455 - 1466

11. Piero della Francesca, Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino, 1467-72

12. Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, 1483-86