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    Art of the Renaissance was a manifestation of the renewal of the appreciation for the individual, that was not seen in the Middle Ages. Although the period of history when the Renaissance occurred is received as an event that did not genuinely transpire, because it only reached a minimal portion of the population, the Renaissance was still the embodiment of the transition of thinking towards secularism, individualism, and humanism that shaped the art of the time. Instead of seeking refuge in the

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    Renaissance Changes

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    Have you ever wonder what changed the Renaissance? Keep on reading to find out. The Renaissance changed man's view of the world in different many ways. But First I have to tell you about the time period before the Renaissance, and it was called the Dark ages. The Dark Ages was a very gothic time, it was a very unpleasant because people were dying of diseases and there was a war that lasted from 1337 to 1453 which adds up to 100 years and very many lives were lost about an estimate of two million

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    The beginning of the 1350s sparked a new, yet controversial era in northern Italy known as the Renaissance, which influenced a change in intellectual, artistic, and cultural life. People achieved time and money through the thriving trade routes of the great Mediterranean, enabling many to focus on living a simple, comfortable lifestyle with materialistic pleasures and develop a deep appreciation of the arts, rather than solely focusing on survival. Excess time also provoked educated Italians to contemplate

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    The Renaissance was a bold time, discovering new science ideas gradually making art more realistic, taking the church to a whole new level. If these things weren't discovered, life may not be the same way it is today. The Renaissance changed the way we see things in art, the church, and in discovering new science. Art and science changed due to people willing to try new ideas. The Renaissance was a time of change, it was influenced greatly by the evolution of realistic art, progressing because of

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    Magic In The Renaissance

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    Magic in the Renaissance The Renaissance era is considered long ago, the way of life today is much more intelligent and not as swayed by magical ideas. But today’s culture is actually not as far removed from renaissance thoughts and magical control, as it believed to be. Magical worlds such as wizards, supernatural occurrences and other mystical elements are still ordinary in pop-culture today, in fact displays our similarity with the Renaissance interests in magic. Magic was an important weight

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    because the church and the pope (who controlled almost all aspects of life) were the ones saying it. However, with the Renaissance came a rebirth of life for many , casting out the dark religious beliefs of the middle ages. Man’s view of his worlds was changing. He began recognizing individualism, embracing life, and basing his thoughts on reason, rather than religion. During the Renaissance individualism began to be embraced and celebrated, people started

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    Essay On The Renaissance

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    The Renaissance was a period of a drastic change in European history. Renaissance, meaning “re-birth”, was a time of intellectual excitement, when art and literature grew and groundbreaking scientific developments were made. The time before the Renaissance was commonly named as the Middle Ages which lasted from 500 C.E to 1350. The European culture started to change when peasants started to be more self-sufficient, movement called humanism started, and so one. This starts to leads to the of question

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    Renaissance Essay

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    The Renaissance was an era of change in human thought. It was characterized by a new philosophy, which included the rise of humanism, individualism, and secularism. Writers and artists began to focus on the individual man and his potential. The Renaissance movement began in the Italian city-states, especially Florence, and spread northward toward the rest of Europe. The Renaissance was the rebirth of new ideas in all aspects of life such as: science, technology, classical art, and education.

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    Dbq the Renaissance

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    The Renaissance was primarily thought of as being a period in which the revival of learning flourished, and the arts changed for the better and ideas became more focused life on earth. It was a time when new ideas of individualism, the thought of secularism and the interest in human ideas jumpstarted a new and freer lifestyle for everyone. The new ideas formed in the renaissance made enough impact on the world them and ever since that it deserves to be called its own era. The medieval times

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    Renaissance Ideals

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    What were the ideals of the Renaissance, and how did Italian artists and writers reflect these ideals? During the age of the Renaissance the spread of writing, art, and ideas flourished. The Renaissance was based off many ideas. However, the two most important ideals were the evolution of a new worldview and humanism. Italian artists used their skills in art to spread these ideas. They reflected all of the aspects of the Renaissance in their pieces and shared them with the world. While, Italian

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