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DAY 53 | ART THROUGH THE AGES |
The Italian Renaissance
THE REBIRTH OF CLASSICAL VALUES
The word Renaissance doesn’t mean “rebirth” for nothing! After the Middle Ages, renewed interest in the Classical values of ancient Greece and Rome reinvigorated art and academics in Italy. A return to naturalism from direct observation of form broke the mold of flatness from the art of the Middle Ages.
WHEN & WHERE
c. 1400–1600Italy
Prior to the Renaissance, artists were considered craftspeople, most working namelessly in guilds. With new attention and privilege being paid to artists as individuals, they became celebrities. Titans like Leonardo ...
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