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[[File: Venice One.jpg |300px|thumb|left|Gentile Bellini painting of a civic procession in Venice]]
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The Renaissance in Italy was a great cultural and intellectual flourishing that changed Europe , and it is widely seen as heralding the end of the Middle Ages and ushering in the Modern World. Many Italian city-states and the Papacy made important contributions to the revival of art and intellectual pursuits during the period from 1400 to 1600. The Historians have long recognized the contribution of Venice to this period has long been recognized by historians for many years. This city-state was unique in Italy at the time and made a singular contribution to the Renaissance. Venice was very important essential in this remarkable era as its trade networks helped to create the wealth that laid the foundations for the cultural flourishing. Moreover, the city was pivotal in the development of the printing press and print culture in Italy. Finally, the Republic of Venice developed its own the schools of for painters, architects, and sculptures who were among the created some finest working work in Italy during the High Renaissance (1490-1550).
====The rise of Venice====