"Leaders of Men":

Narrations of the Renaissance 
By Those Who Lived It

Benvenuti a Firenze! Welcome to Florence, the patron city of the Renaissance. It can be said that the cittadini ("citizens") of Florence witnessed more Renaissance advancement, banner statements, architectural and artistic accomplishment, and bigger-than-life men of virtu than any other people in Europe.

Let's let them be our guides, our narrators of sorts, as they lead us through the city of Florence, the city of the Renaissance. 

Click on a "leader" below to get started

Cosimo de' Medici

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Politician / Writer

Giotto di Bondone, Italian Painter

Lorenzo de' Medici

Dante Alighieri, Italian Politician / Writer

Francesco Petrarch, Italian Philosopher / Humanist