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The outstanding cultural and artistic heritage of the Renaissance can still be seen today in many of the great cities of the period, including Florence and Venice in Italy, Bruges in Belgium and Toledo in Spain.
The Medicis were patrons of many great renaissance figures such as Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci (refer to Topic two, Chapter three), Brunelleschi, Michelangelo and Botticelli. See Image four. See Image five. Image 1 - Italy's Renaissance began in the northern cities of Genoa, Florence and Venice. Image 2 - The historic city-centre of Genoa. This was one of Italy's greatest sea ports during the Middle Ages. Image 3 - Venice, a city built on water, is famous for its unique system of canals.