Enter the
ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE
Experience the power and politics that shaped art history.
Follow in the footsteps of the Medici family, one of the
most influential families of the Italian Renaissance.
Make important decisions that will affect the welfare of
the Medici Bank and ultimately the course of art history.
Learn to balance relationships with powerful citystates, merchant factions, and the Catholic Church as
you build your financial empire and play a pivotal role
in the creation of famous artworks, monuments, and
institutions of the Renaissance.
Classroom Creation
Instructor Portal
Instructors can create
classrooms on the game
portal specific to their
students, semester, and/
or sections.
The Instructor Dashboard
provides class and student
gameplay statistics to
monitor student progress
and engagement.
ARTé: Mecenas is a strategy game, with targeting learning
outcomes designed to enhance Art History courses.
Gameplay will engage and immerse students from the Medici
perspective to demonstrate the interconnectedness of art
patronage, economics, and political pressures surrounding the
commissioning of famous artworks of the Italian Renaissance.
ARTé: Mecenas features the most influential artworks of 15th
and 16th centuries including over 130 pieces of art by more
than 70 artists.
GIVEN A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS, THE LEARNER WILL:
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• Develop an interconnected network of local and international economies
(including economies of art markets and collecting, banking, and trade).
• Develop strategies to evaluate the spiritual and religious impact of
commissioning art and architecture.
• Analyze alternative banking practices in order to avoid the appearance of
usury and thus condemnation by the church.