Rome: A History of the City. Lecture 6 of 6. From the Renaissance to the Risorgimento. The Popes, returning from Avignon, brought the Renaissance to Rome. Printers, prelates, artists, and architects followed in their wake. Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Bernini turned the Eternal City into the premier gallery of art and architecture. The Risorgimento renewed Rome as capital of Italy.
