The Medieval period is characterized as being a darker time in Europe’s history, and is often referred to as the Dark Ages because of the various socio-economic and political upheavals. The Renaissance time period had its starting point in Florence, Italy, during the 1300s (14 th Century), soon after the Medieval period in Europe.
The Renaissance era was a period of rebirth in almost all the cultural and societal faculties and institutions throughout Europe, including art, science, mathematics, technology, philosophy, religion, and politics, to name a few. Renaissance is a French word, deriving its origins from the Italian word rinascita, which means “rebirth”.
4 After the Rebirth: A Matter of Mannerism.3.4.3 More Northern Renaissance Artists.2.1.5 Linear Perspective and the Vanishing Point.1.1 Read More About the Renaissance Art Period.