The Renaissance Factor

Season 1

Beginning at the end of the 14th Century, the Renaissance created a new type of man, triggering economic, scientific, technical, religious, social and cultural developments that are unique in history. Never before have culture, economics and science developed so rapidly within one century as during the Renaissance. But what was the catalyst for it, what is the "Renaissance factor"?

Where to Watch The Renaissance Factor • Season 1

2 Episodes

  • Part 1
    E1
    Part 1We travel with Michelangelo to the major construction site that was to become St. Peter’s Basilica, to the banking houses of the Medicis and the workshop of Johannes Gutenberg.
  • Part 2
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    Part 2We ask what the achievements during the Renaissance mean to us today, how – almost half a millennium later – we continue to benefit from the “Renaissance factor”.

 

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