{"id":32667,"date":"2024-01-19T08:21:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=256964"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:11:36","slug":"the-renaissance-an-explosion-of-creativity","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/the-renaissance-an-explosion-of-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Renaissance: an explosion of creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Art critic and writer Jonathan Jones revisits the artistic and intellectual curiosity that characterised the Renaissance <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Charlotte Hodgman\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 19 January 2024 at 07:21 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>From the nightmarish creations of Hieronymus Bosch to the intricate flying machines of Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance was a time of experimentation and cultural exploration.\u00a0Speaking to Charlotte Hodgman, art critic and writer Jonathan Jones takes a closer look at this period of seismic change and explores\u00a0its\u00a0enduring significance in European history.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-256964-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2024\/01\/earthlydelights-b83c379.mp3?_=1\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2024\/01\/earthlydelights-b83c379.mp3\">https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2024\/01\/earthlydelights-b83c379.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Jones is the author of <em>Earthly Delights: A History of the Renaissance<\/em> (Thames &amp; 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