1.The Italian Renaissance followed on the heels of the Middle Ages, and was spawned by the birth of the philosophy of humanism, which emphasized the importance of individual achievement in a wide range of fields. ... However, the apex of artistic talent and production came later, during what is known as the High Renaissance, in the form of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michaelangelo, who remain the best known artists of the Renaissance. ...

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When Lorenzo died in 1942 at the age of 43, Michelangelo designed the tombs for Lorenzo as well as his brother, Guiliano de Medici. ... In May 1519 Leonardo da Vinci, his old rival, died at the age of 67. Raphael, his young rival, died at the age of only 37 in April 1520. The three names whose names together defined the High Renaissance, Michelangelo was the only one left at the age of 45. ... He was wrong, 45 was middle age for him as he died when he was 90. ...

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The architecture was based around roman architecture and was much more beautiful then anything that had been constructed in the middle ages. The book by Vitruvius "Book de Architectura-, which contained many of the simple design elements had used in the classical ages. ... It rose quite high in the center and was crowned with a lantern. ...

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From the high level of the given personal details and anectodes, it could be said that Vasari had been far from simply writing information- giving based biographies and biography based art history. ... Hence, Vasari recognizes the Classical Antiqity with a high level of perfection, whereas the Middle Ages are defined as a decline period for art. ...

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Thus, artists such as Mosaccio and Giotto depicted art that unlike the Middle Ages, showed emotions, feelings, and bright colors, thus demonstrating the deep concern for naturalism in the society. ... Lastly, artists in the high Renaissance s! ... In his international style, he drew religious and secular paintings that stressed several ideas about life and ascertained its achievement in the high Italian Renaissance. He also drew many famous nude paintings such as the Venus of Urbino that demonstrated the unique theme of nudity throughout the high Renaissance. ... Lastly, in the high Renaiss...

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Giotto di Bondone and Tommaso Guidi, or Masaccio, the founder of Renaissance painting, were some of the first artists to paint this way, as they portrayed art that contrasted the Middle Ages, showing emotions, feelings, reality, perspective and vivid colors, thus signifying the deep interest for naturalism in the society. ... Artists in the high Renaissance like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, and Raphael established paintings in the narrative style that exhibited the human body in a more technical and natural manner, thus showing the different features of daily life. ... In many wa...

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In this age, there was a shift in thinking, by centering human beings on the point of the physical reality rather than the spiritual God. ... From the 14th century to the middle of the 15th century, artists were progressing away from medieval models towards to Greco-Roman proportion concepts. ... In the 16th century, Michelangelo (c. 1475-1564) was a true artistic representative of the High Renaissance. ... In Italy, the Greek and Roman antiquity statuary influenced the Renaissance age. ...

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