Why is the italian renaissance an important time in art history?

The Italian Renaissance all started with the Black Death/Pleague in the 1300's in which most of the people in Italy died. Then the survivors of the Black Death took over the farmlands and other property left by the dead citizens. The excess of meterials such as food caused price to drop. As the economy grew, all of Europe's economy grew and became better and better so people then started learning art, literature, science, and other topics and subjects. This then became know as the Italian Renaissance(rebirth).