The Italian Renaissance is a period of great cultural change and achievements that happened during the 14th century that eventually lead to the General European Renaissance. The Renaissance lead to many new ideas in literature, philosophy, arts, etc. It is suspected to have begun in Italy due to the geographical factors. <span />
It was inspire by Pierre Corneille's 17th century drama Horace, which was based on roman historical text. However, the actual scene is thought to be the artist's creation.
