The Renaissance

for the next seven years. His epic poem was published in a pirated edition and for the next several years Tasso revised the work ...

Teresa described her visions and her youthinanautobiography,The Life, and the philosophy of her new order inThe Way of Perfectio ...

ramentales, or one-act religious plays,co- medias nuevas, or new comedies, and musical shows known aszarzuelas. In England the f ...

Battle of Sablat in 1619. The Protestants of Bohemia responded by declaring Ferdi- nand deposed as their king and replacing him ...

Marco, an important Venetian confrater- nity. He decorated the Scuola with paint- ings based on biblical stories, and his great ...

Titian’s deep colors, rich textures, and complex, carefully balanced designs give his paintings an air of elegance and seren- it ...

sance. For King Philip II of Spain, he com- pleted several works on mythological themes, includingPerseus and Andromeda, Diana a ...

the civil authorities for a public execution. A mass execution of this sort, known as an auto-da-fé, or “act of faith,” might ha ...

regions of Asia to trade in valuable goods in short supply in Europe, such as silk and spices. The rise of a middle class went h ...

declared papal authority ended in his realm and founded the Church of England. He then married Anne Boleyn, who gave birth to a ...

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Uccello, Paolo (1397–1475) Italian painter born as Paolo di Dono, noted for the original use of perspective in his works. Born i ...

advanced thinking, enlightened rule, the new trend of humanistic learning and scholarship, and the generous patronage of town fa ...

Valois dynasty .................................. V A dynasty of thirteen kings of France who reigned from 1328 through 1589. Th ...

to the throne as the first of the Bourbon dynasty. SEEALSO: Francis I; Henri III; Henri IV van der Weyden, Rogier .............. ...

careful shading of light and texture. He was also a master of the technical aspects of painting, and was one of the first artist ...

was founded in Sweden by Gustavus I. His son John married Catherine Jagellonica, the sister of King Sigismund II of Poland. John ...

Uffizi gallery in Florence, formerly the government offices (Uffizi) of Tuscany. In this work he took inspiration from the de- s ...

Asia. Venetian merchants grew wealthy through the control of eastern spices and other rare goods in high demand by the aristocra ...

ten, a committee entrusted with the state’s order and security. An extensive network of spies and informers rooted out dissent a ...