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Italian Renaissance

by Roger Weir

This 12 episode series examines the Italian Renaissance through an analysis of important individuals: Dante Alighieri Giotto di Bondone Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) Fra Angelico Fra Filippo Lippi Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) Nicholas of Cusa The de Medici's - Cosimo de' Medici and Lorenzo de' Medici Marsilio Ficino Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Sandro Botticelli Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli Andreas Vesalius Leonardo da Vinci Giordano Bruno Francesco Giorgi Tommaso Campanella Galileo Galilei A bonus episode focuses on the life and legacy of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Michelangelo).

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  1. Michelangelo (1475-1564)

    The life, writings, sculpture, architecture, and paintings of this greatest artistic genius of the Italian Renaissance will be presented in an illustrated lecture. This special seminar will compliment the Thursday evening lecture series on the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered…

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  2. Campanella (1568-1639) & Galileo (1564-1642)

    This is the eleventh presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on December 22, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/250 Discover more content related to...

  3. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) & Francesco Giorgi (1466-1540)

    This is the eleventh presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on December 15, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/248 Discover more content related to...

  4. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) The Renaissance Man Refined

    This is the tenth presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on December 8, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/246 Discover more content related to this...

  5. Machiavelli (1469-1527) & Vesalius (1514-1564)

    This is the ninth presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on December 1, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/244 Discover more content related to this...

  6. Botticelli (1444-1510) The Famous Florentine Painter

    This is the eighth presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on November 24, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/242 Discover more content related to…

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  7. Ficino (1433-1499) & Pico Della Mirandola (1464-1495)

    This is the seventh presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on November 17, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/240 Discover more content related to...

  8. Cosimo de' Medici (1389-1464) & Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1495)

    This is the sixth presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on November 10, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/238 Discover more content related to…

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  9. Donatello (1386-1466) & Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464)

    This is the fifth presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on November 3, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/236 Discover more content related to this...

  10. Fra Angelico (1386-1466) & Fra Filippo Lippi (1406-1469)

    This is the fourth presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on October 27, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/234 Discover more content related to…

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  11. Petrarch (1304-1374) & Boccaccio (1313-1375)

    This is the third presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on October 20, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/232 Discover more content related to this...

  12. Giotto (1266-1337) & Brunelleschi (1377-1446)

    This is the first presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on October 6, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/230 Discover more content related to this...

  13. Dante - The New Life

    This is the first presentation in a series of thirteen about the Italian Renaissance. This presentation was delivered by Roger Weir on October 6, 1983. The transcript for this presentation is available at: https://sharedpresencefoundation.org/transcripts/228 Discover more content related to this...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This 12 episode series examines the Italian Renaissance through an analysis of important individuals:

Dante Alighieri

Giotto di Bondone

Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch)

Fra Angelico

Fra Filippo Lippi

Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello)

Nicholas of Cusa

The de Medici's - Cosimo de' Medici and Lorenzo de' Medici

Marsilio Ficino

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

Sandro Botticelli

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli

Andreas Vesalius

Leonardo da Vinci

Giordano Bruno

Francesco Giorgi

Tommaso Campanella

Galileo Galilei

A bonus episode focuses on the life and legacy of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Michelangelo).

HOSTED BY

Roger Weir

Produced by Shared Presence Foundation

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