Yes it started in Venice. Italy was a gateway to the Holy Land. Travelers would journey through Italy and depart for Jerusalem at the southern tip to cross the Mediterranean. Art & Christianity grew simultaneously.
TRADING and TECHNOLOGY... :DD
Setting?? He lived in Renaissance Italy, born in the village of Vinci, grew up in Florence, worked there and in Milan, last 4 years in France.
trade and arts
Genoa, Italy
He was born at Narbonne in Gaul, but grew up in Milan, Italy with his parents.
As Italy's city-states grew through trade and commerce they florished economically and intellectualy. This led to a revived interest in the art, social, scientific, and politacal ideas of ancient Greece and Rome.
He grew up in Europe, most likely in Italy.
The word Renaissance means “rebirth” and this is what happened. There was a birth of knowledge, science, books were printed, art grew with sponsored benefactors to help build cathedrals and add art. Italy was the home of the Renaissance and people like da Vinci painted commissions for wealthy benefactors like the Medici.
john cabot
Great Britain, France, and Italy
She was named after the town of Florence - Italy, because this is where she grew up.