Renaissance, the French word meaning "rebirth" was to reveal the new way of thinking for the Greek and Roman civilization. Renaissance, series of literary and cultural movements in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. These movements began in Italy and eventually expanded into Germany, France, England, and other parts of Europe. Participants studied the great civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome and came to the conclusion that their own cultural achievements. Their thinking was also …showed first 75 words of 521 total…

…showed last 75 words of 521 total…along with glorious marble statues. There's an excellent reason the north isn't known for its frescoes. The climate isn't encouraging for the curing of the paintings. The north developed the chemistry of oil paints for this very reason. Artists needed a medium that would dry very slowly and last. Italy produced marble sculptures because, it has marble quarries. If possible, the Guild system was even more entrenched in northern Europe than it was in Italy.