A young European who calls himself the Mughal of Love travels to the court of Emperor Akbar and tells a tale about a mysterious woman who possesses enchanting beauty and tries to control her destiny during the High Renaissance in Florence, where Niccolo Machiavelli learns about power.
Tells the story of how fifteenth-century goldsmith and clock maker Filippo Brunelleschi devised the plan to build the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, an engineering feat that had puzzled architects for over a century.
Provides an overview of the lives of Lorenzo de Medici and his subjects in late fourteenth-century Florence, a Renaissance-era city-state, and includes excerpts from poems, laws, and sermons of the time.
Tells the story of how fifteenth-century goldsmith and clock maker Filippo Brunelleschi devised the plan to build the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, an engineering feat that has astonished architects for over a century.
Describes the arduous training and difficult day-to-day working lives of painters in Florence during the Renaissance and discusses how their changing approach to the art they created elevated their standing and influence in Florentine society.
Answers the who, what, where, when, and why of the life and times of sixteenth century artist Michelangelo, with information on art, architecture, food, fashion, history, politics, people, places, literature, and customs of the time.
