HIGH RENAISSANCES ART: HISTORY, ARTISTS AND AESTHETICS (original) (raw)

The art of the Renaissance started in Italy, where appreciation for glorious past of the Roman Empire never stopped, nor the desire to regenerate it. At the end of the fifteenth century, which the Italians by the rustic trick of language called the Quattrocento, that means 'four Hundreds'. The commenced of the fifteenth century, the Cinquecento, is the most famous period of Italian art and the greatest periods of all the time. The Renaissance was called the Middle Ages, meaning an inconsiderable time between the two imperial periods. The Renaissance movement started with what is known as humanism for Ancient Greek and Roman literature. This literary movement was vitalized by the poet named Petrarch. The glory of Italy's past. He saw the old Roman ruins and awakens the interest of his fellow citizens in them. The political and economic condition of Italy influenced the development of art. Italy was wealthy, sometimes rich powerful families overcame the republics. These often became patrons of arts; and through rivalry between them, each tried to get the best artists, libraries and art collection. This was the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, of Rapheal and Titian, Corregio and Giorgione, of Durer and Holbein in the North and of many other famous masters. The Italian High Renaissance artist achieved ideal of balance and harmony comparable with the works of Rome or Ancient Greece.