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 * Architecture in Renaissance Italy. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved from
 * @http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/itar/hd_itar.htm
 * This is a really great site for understanding Architecture from the Italian Renaissance Era. It explains what the purpose of architecture from this era and goes into detail about the three most important architects from The Renaissance: Brunelleschi, Alberti, and Palladio.


 * Bronze Sculpture in the Renaissance. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved December 3, 2010, from
 * @http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/scbz/hd_scbz.htm
 * This site describes bronze sculpture and how it is made. It also has a link that you can click on so you can learn about the lost wax method they used in this era for bronze.


 * Craven, Jackie. (1999). What is Renaissance Architecture?. Retrieved from
 * @http://architecture.about.com/od/periodsstyles/g/renaissance.htm
 * This site defines what Renaissance architecture is, what it is inspired from, what features were used, and the phases architecture went through in this time era. This site also has links to architects and examples of buildings.


 * Early Renaissance Art. Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art. Retrieved December 3, 2010, from
 * @http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/early-renaissance.htm
 * This site gives a very thorough summary of Early Renaissance Art. It discusses what Early Renaissance Art was and its developments in the arts including architecture, painting, and sculpture. It also discusses the history of the Early Renaissance.


 * Esaak, S. (2003). Art History 101 – The Renaissance. Retrieved from
 * @http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/gen_ren.htm
 * This is a great site to introduce the Renaissance to students. It is a 101 on what the Renaissance was, when it happened, where it happened, and the different phases of the Renaissance.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">High Renaissance Art. Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art. Retrieved December 3, 2010, from
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/high-renaissance.htm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This site gives you a very thorough summary of High Renaissance Art. It discusses what High Renaissance Art is and what developed in this time era including political and aesthetic development.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vasari, G. (1550). //The Lives of the Artists//. Retrieved from
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.artist-biography.info/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This site is based off the book titled //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Lives of the Artists //<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Giorgio Vasari. He coined the term "renaissance" and was a biographer of all the artists from this time era. This site gives you his exerts from his book and galleries of the works of art from Renaissance Artists.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wilde, R. (2001). Introduction to the Renaissance. Retrieved from
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/therenaissance/a/renaissance101.htm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is another great site for an introduction of the Renaissance; it summarizes the era, describes what exactly the Renaissance was, why the era was different from every other era, and discusses the different aspects of this time period.