Photographer/ SAVON

Models / BARBARA BOZZINI

STARRING / THE CITY

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Outfit / PATRIZIA PEPE #anarchic

Small wonder that Florence launched the careers of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Donatello, Masaccio, della Francesca, and Fra Angelico (to name but a few) in the first half of the 15th-century.

The second half of the century produced even bigger names. Alberti, Verrocchio, Ghirlandaio,Botticelli, Signorelli and Mantegna were all of the Florentine school and found lasting fame in the Early Renaissance. Their students, and students’ students, found the greatest Renaissance fame of all (although we’ll have to visit with Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael when we talk about theHigh Renaissance in Italy.

Remember, if art of the Early Renaissance comes up in conversation or, say, on a test, paste a small (not too self-satisfied) smile on and confidently mention/write something along the lines of “Ah! 15th century Florence – what a glorious period for art!”

http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/early_ren_2.htm