This book from the series What is what in art tells about the art of the Renaissance, about what happened then in painting, sculpture and architecture, about the geniuses of the Renaissance and their masterpieces. Although scientists are learning more about the past every year, this does not mean that nothing mysterious remains in history - including in the history of art. For example, what happened in the life of Europeans in the 15th - early 16th centuries still seems to be a miracle, no matter how detailed various experts study this phenomenon.