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Masters of the Renaissance
Meet Leonardo, Michelangelo, and other people your favorite Ninja Turtles were named after! This recording, from master storyteller Jim Weiss, will inspire a lifelong fascination with the arts.
You will watch fierce Pope Julius II drive out invaders while supervising the painting of the Sistine Chapel, and dine in the palace of Lorenzo de Medici, swordsman, statesman and patron of the arts, as he faces treachery and turns war to peace. This recording will introduce young listeners to great artists, and to the riches and high aspirations of the Renaissance.
•In the Medici Palace
•The Man Who Loved Books
•Lorenzo in War and Peace
•Ghiberti and the Gates of Paradise
•Donatello
•Brunelleschi’s Glorious Dome
•Leonardo da Vinci: the Art of Genius
•Leonardo in Milan
•The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa
•Michelangelo: The Genius of Art
•Wrestling a Giant
•Michelangelo Versus Leonardo
•The Warrior Pope
•The Sistine Chapel
•The Old Lions Die
“We were so immersed in the story that we seemed to feel the warm sunlight of Italy amid that era of endless possibilities and unrivaled geniuses.” —Parent and Historian
“Thank you for once again teaching us how to bring history to life, and for giving us new ways to connect as a family.” —Parent
Timeline: Renaissance Italy
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Meet Leonardo, Michelangelo, and other people your favorite Ninja Turtles were named after! This recording, from master storyteller Jim Weiss, will inspire a lifelong fascination with the arts.
You will watch fierce Pope Julius II drive out invaders while supervising the painting of the Sistine Chapel, and dine in the palace of Lorenzo de Medici, swordsman, statesman and patron of the arts, as he faces treachery and turns war to peace. This recording will introduce young listeners to great artists, and to the riches and high aspirations of the Renaissance.
•In the Medici Palace
•The Man Who Loved Books
•Lorenzo in War and Peace
•Ghiberti and the Gates of Paradise
•Donatello
•Brunelleschi’s Glorious Dome
•Leonardo da Vinci: the Art of Genius
•Leonardo in Milan
•The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa
•Michelangelo: The Genius of Art
•Wrestling a Giant
•Michelangelo Versus Leonardo
•The Warrior Pope
•The Sistine Chapel
•The Old Lions Die
“We were so immersed in the story that we seemed to feel the warm sunlight of Italy amid that era of endless possibilities and unrivaled geniuses.” —Parent and Historian
“Thank you for once again teaching us how to bring history to life, and for giving us new ways to connect as a family.” —Parent
Timeline: Renaissance Italy
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Age Range | 7 and Up |
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