After you've read each chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Relate the ideas and application of humanism to the social context of the Italian city-states;
- Discuss the impact of classical values on Renaissance thought;
- Evaluate the impact of classical models on Renaissance art as well as what was "new" about Renaissance art;
- Explain the role of patronage in Renaissance art;
- Compare and contrast the development of Renaissance culture, especially humanism,
in Italy and in the rest of Europe;
- Analyze how European rulers used Renaissance art and culture.
