The Renaissance begins in the early 1300s. Some people call this period “Late Gothic” — which just means the late Middle Ages, while other people call it the “Proto-Renaissance” — the beginnings of the Renaissance.

In any case, a big revolution is beginning to take place in the early 1300s — in the way people think about the world, the way they think about the past, and the way they think about themselves and their relationship with God.

Watch this video about Cimabue and Giotto.

And this video about Giotto’s Lamentation in the Arena Chapel (more on that on the link above).