powerful influence on artists of the twenty-
first century. The Renaissance patron be-
came a paradigm for collectors and con-
noisseurs of art in the modern world,
while the princes of the age made a few
halting steps toward the modern, republi-
can form of government. In many ways,
the history of modern Europe began with
the Renaissance and still takes place in the
shadow of its fascinating people and
events.
Notes
- George Holmes,Renaissance.New
York: St. Martin’s, 2006, p. 87. - Quoted in William James Bouwsma,The
Waning of the Renaissance, c. 1550–
1640. New Haven, CT: Yale University
Press, 2000, p. 8. - Paul Johnson,The Renaissance: A Short
History., New York: Modern Library,
2000. pp. 15–16.
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