Although the Renaissance was a relatively short time period, it generated change in many ways. ... A major difference between Renaissance art and artwork from the Middle Ages was that man paid little to no attention to man as an individual, whereas Renaissance artists showed a greater appreciation for beauty and man in general. ... The emphasis on the individual during the Renaissance is reflected in literature as well. ... The Renaissance brought man to focus on life and all of its possibilities. ... In conclusion, the Renaissance gave man a new perspective on themselves, which was apparent ...

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Religious conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants had a great effect on art. ... The emergence of an urban middle class with disposable income used art as an investment. ... The Baroque artist began to specialize even further, no longer the universal man of the Renaissance, but concentrating on a particular medium. ... Below is an example of Baroque art at its best in my opinion. ... Below is an example of what Romantic art encompassed. ...

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One cause of the Scientific Revolution was the impact of realist and naturalist approaches of artists during the Renaissance setting the standard for the study of natural phenomena. During the Renaissance, there the humanist belief in humans' merit and ability gave rise to a focus on understanding reality. ... Simultaneously, artists of the Renaissance produced highly detailed drawings of these plants through Renaissance secular curiosity. Impacted by the examples of how people examined natural objects, Andreas Vesalius was spurred to start dissecting bodies so that he could, like the Art...

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The Papacy controlled so much wealth during the Renaissance that popes were "held up as heroes of art and splendor, and as the very model and definition of corruption.... Under the light of the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation started a series of movements that will later on define modern Europe: the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution Modern Europe, and even the modern world, would not be the same without the Protestant Reformation....

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