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    In 15th century, during the height of the Italian Renaissance, new artist were maturing with their vast understanding of philosophy and humanism. This period of the Renaissance would produce some of the most dynamic artist the world has ever seen, such as; Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Of the three central Italian Renaissance artist, Raphael is accurately the most fascinating of the group. Born in a small town in Umbria near Urbino, Raphael would learn most of his basic skills from

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    The Renaissance which also means “Rebirth,” was a period in European civilization in the years 1400 and 1600, that followed the Middle Ages. The Renaissance began as a cultural movement in Italy during the late Medieval period, which later spread to Europe. During the Renaissance inventions such as paper, printing, gun powder, and the mariner’s compass were made, and the discovery of new continents were also found. However, the discovery of art was one of the main discoveries during the Renaissance

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    In the late-16th century, the era of Renaissance greats such as Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, and countless others gave way to the emergence of the Baroque period. In this era, lasting until the mid-18th century, those who lived hearing of the perfection and constant happiness that resulted from the excellent discoveries and works of art of the Renaissance came to a sudden realization of reality. These men and women who lived through the Renaissance as children demanded something new as they

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    The Renaissance is very different from other time periods. No one will really knows the certain date or the ending of the Renaissance. Most scholars still till this day reconsider if the Renaissance was an actual time period or if it was just an extension of the Middle Ages. The Renaissance was all about individualism,supporting, and accepting people around them. It was actual a time of enlightenment! The Renaissance, a period of literary, mathematics, and artistics. It was a special time. Individualism

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    limitations. Over the years, humans have produced numerous forms of art, such as paintings, sculptures, architecture, music, and the list goes on. For instance, Renaissance art is mesmerizing due to the fact that back then their art was very realistic looking rather than earlier work. Renaissance artist used perspective and foreshadowing in order to create an illusion which made their paintings so realistic. Not only were their paintings realistic looking, but so were their sculptures due to their classic techniques

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    The difference between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance is most visible through art and architecture, demonstrated specifically through an emphasis on religion or classical antiquity, and humanity. During the Middle Ages, art was more religious because it had a very religious influence from the church having such great power in the community. When the Renaissance started, art became more focused on ancient Greece. The Greek influence was because scholars were broadly studying the revival of classical

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    The Renaissance had a profound part in the development of modern thinking, technology and art. The Renaissance influenced America to what it is today. The Renaissance way of thinking was based more on humanism and less on religion. That resulted in a newer way of thinking than the church's way of thinking. Before the Renaissance all thinking was geared towards religion in some way.The Renaissance was influential in the new way of thinking and helped discover things that would later be very important

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    art of the Renaissance because of how Renaissance artists became increasingly interested with humanist concepts, and because of how they tried to incorporate humanist beliefs into their art. Artists conveyed their humanist beliefs by using new techniques such as perspective, and by painting more realistic figures. In addition, humanism encouraged artists to paint using new secular themes that were rediscovered along with classical art and texts. The artists of the Italian Renaissance expressed the

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    The Renaissance was a period of change in which values shifted throughout Europe, especially within the world of art, evident in the work of the Italian Renaissance painter Botticelli. During the fifteenth century, Florence was filled with artistic, technological, and scientific achievements. Founded on humanist beliefs and the rediscovery of the classical world, Renaissance culture focused on hero ideals and promoted the study of the liberal arts, largely centering on the individual’s intellectual

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    The Northern Renaissance was famous for its advanced oil painting techniques, realistic, expressive altarpiece art, making portraits on wooden panel paintings, as well as woodcuts and other forms of printmaking. Stone sculpture was not popular, but wood-carving was a German specialty. Prior to the 1500s, Renaissance art in Italy had almost no effect on development of painting and sculpture in Northern Europe. Even after the 1500s, the High Renaissance blossomed. Issues like religion, politics, climate

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