This book takes a spiritual look at the work and wisdom of Italian Renaissance-era writers and artists. Using the visual beauty of masterpiece paintings, sculptures, and architecture from this period, Julianne Davidow presents, in the words of Thomas Moore's foreword, a point of view that has been utterly lost to the modern mind: the idea that divinity and humanism go together. Soulful, timeless quotes from some of the most influential people of the era are placed with evocative images to create a book that reveals the attitude and quality of mind of a period that remain fundamental to modern spiritual and psychological thought.