Artists used different techniques to achieve perfection during the Renaissance period. ... The classical poets and mythologys were well known throughout the Middle Ages. ... One of the most famous paintings of mythology during the Renaissance, is the "Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli. It is a painting of Venus, the godess of love from ancient Greek mythology, rising from the sea. ... During the late 1400s to 1500s, the High Renaissance style endured for only a brief period. ...

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If one were to gaze upon the statue of "David" by Michelangelo (1475-1564), they would notice the high esteem in which the human body was portrayed. The sculpture almost appears to be a person itself, so real, proportionate, and beautiful that it is uncanny to fathom that it is an interpretation by ...

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Other artists during the Italian Renaissance period such as Giovanni Bellini began to express their art through secular and religious themes and ideas that were exhibited through landscapes and portraits. ... His most famous and recognized work, however, the Birth of Venus uses the combination of mythology and religion, also a popular humanistic idea adopted from the Greeks. ... Furthermore, through the various themes, morals, and ideas that each paintings carried, great changes for the society and religion throughout the magnificent period of rebirth were able to take place....

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And he gave his works several layers of meaning, by including multiple references to mythology, religion, and other subjects. ... Interesting Facts: He was a famous artist and sculptor of the Renaissance period. ...

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