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=Renaissance Period =

The Renaissance period began in the 1300's in the Italian city states. Much of the Renaissance, also known as the rebirth of Roman and Greek ideals, began in Florence Italy. "Humanism, the scholarly study of the Greek and Latin classics and the ancient Church fathers, promoted a rebirth of ancient norms and values and the classical ideal of an educated, well rounded person" (Craig and et. 327). With the knowledge of the Roman's and the Greek's, the Italian artists were able to create dimension, and a sense of depth, in their works. Artists and painters also started putting more realism into their paintings and works. They were able to accomplish this by using new styles of perspective, which created the illusion of a three dimensional space. It was also during this time, that people began to glorify the human form. Artists were able to perceive humans, because some artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, would study anatomy by dissecting corpses. During this time, a new type of painting called the fresco emerged. A fresco is a painting, in which the painter paints on the wet plaster, instead of on the dry canvas, or surface. In result of this style, was that the colors were combined with the plaster, and this made the colors brighter, have a less likely chance of colors fading, and having little to no peeling. Example of a fresco: //"The School of Athens"- a Fresco done by Raphael//  Example of Music: media type="custom" key="8993964"

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