In this class, we’ll immerse ourselves in the Renaissance, an age of rediscovery and innovation that breathed new life into art, science and politics. We’ll meet Cosimo de’ Medici and the creative geniuses—Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Masaccio, Leonardo, Michelangelo—whose revolutionary work in perspective and anatomy redefined human creativity. We’ll also explore the driving forces behind the era’s achievements: wealth, literacy, civic pride and a newfound thirst for knowledge that sparked an unprecedented cultural transformation.