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Renaissance Quotes

Quotes on the Renaissance, art, and renaissance thinking.

This collection of Renaissance quotes looks at the fifteenth-century era from several angles, including its ambitions in Art and scholarship, and even a claim to be a modern-day renaissance man.

I'm a modern-day renaissance man.

Quotes by Winston Marshall

No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain Italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile Christianity with the religion of ancient Greece.

Quotes by Walter Pater

The Renaissance of the fifteenth century was, in many things, great rather by what it designed then by what it achieved.

Quotes by Walter Pater

The United States created the best popular songs that were ever written, and from the 1920s to the 1940s, it was a renaissance period. It stopped in 1950.

Quotes by Tony Bennett

Art Quotes

My parents grew up during the Harlem renaissance.

Quotes by Taj Mahal

I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.

Steven Wright

When I was young, I was interested in Renaissance art.

Quotes by Sigmar Polke

The Renaissance took place in chaos and plague.

Quotes by Shiva Ayyadurai

We're starting to see a renaissance of investors embracing the idea that scientists can build businesses.

Quotes by Ryan Bethencourt

Back Quotes

But it has been a long process because I'm kind of a renaissance person.

Quotes by Ronnie Montrose

I'm finishing my Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance history.

Quotes by Peter Weller

Teller and I worked Renaissance Festivals and street performing - actually more real, no kidding around, Philadelphia street performing than we did Renaissance Festivals.

Quotes by Penn Jillette

My official field was Tudor-Stuart England; I also considered myself reasonably competent when it came to Renaissance and Reformation Europe.

Quotes by Lauren Willig

Artificial creatures date back to the ancient Chinese and Greeks. Renaissance automata were designed primarily to entertain, reflecting the value placed on leisure.

Quotes by Ken Goldberg

Been Quotes

Historically, there had been many periods of Chinese Renaissance.

Quotes by Hu Shih

The 'Heirs of Alexandria' series mixes the Renaissance with magic and demons, based on a changed theological history.

Quotes by Eric Flint

One of a handful of films made in Detroit, '8 Mile' doesn't feature the Motown renaissance that Mayor Coleman A. Young dreamed of in the 1970s. Instead, it's the beaten-down city: 8 Mile refers to the line of demarcation between...

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

There is a renaissance of really great genre entertainment happening. But it's become incredibly audience-specific.

Quotes by Dean Devlin

English has been this vacuum cleaner of a language, because of its history meeting up with the Romans and then the Danes, the Vikings and then the French and then the Renaissance with all the Latin and Greek and Hebrew...

Quotes by David Crystal

Best Quotes

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

Quotes by Arthur Erickson

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Renaissance quotes collection about?
This page gathers quotes about the historical Renaissance period as well as modern uses of the term, such as describing someone as a "renaissance man."
Why do people search for quotes about the Renaissance?
People look for Renaissance quotes when studying art history, writing about the period's cultural achievements, or describing someone with broad, multidisciplinary talents today.
How does one quote characterize the fifteenth-century Renaissance?
One quote suggests the fifteenth-century Renaissance was notable more for its ambitious designs and ideas than for everything it actually achieved.
Does the collection touch on the Renaissance's intellectual or religious side?
Yes, one quote references Italian scholars during the Renaissance who attempted to reconcile Christianity with ancient Greek religious thought.
Is there a quote about Renaissance technology or invention?
Yes, one quote discusses Renaissance-era automata, mechanical devices built mainly for entertainment, reflecting the era's value on leisure alongside its more famous art and scholarship.

One lesser-known quote highlights Renaissance automata, mechanical entertainment devices that trace all the way Back to ancient Chinese and Greek origins.