Varieties on the term, in the same way as neoclassicism, can besides allude to a particular school or style in a specific time period. ... The most renowned figure of this period was the minister Alcuin (c. 732 "804), who amassed a wonderful composition accumulation of established works in the library of York. ... The accomplishments of the Carolingian age set the stage for the following traditional restoration, known as the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century, a term coined by Charles Homer Haskins (1870 "1937) to portray the blooming of established learning amid this period. ... The...

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It was not permitted to paint nudes during this period; moreover the clothed figures were done with blatant ignorance to anatomy. Art during this period was used as an aid to the church; therefore whatever was boorish or sacrilegious was destroyed. ... A short period known as High Renaissance (1500-1520) gave birth to some of the most influential and greatly known artists, among them Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Directly following this period is an interval that concluded the inspired majesty known as The Renaissance, this period is called The Late Renaissance. From approximately 1520 ...

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It has a life-size effigy lying on the sarcophagus, which was common from the Romanesque period through to the Baroque and beyond. ... The making of memorials during the Early Modern period in Italy ensured that the deceased would receive not only spiritual recognition, but also earthly acclaim. ...

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