High Renaissance

High Renaissance

YOUNG WOMAN AT HER TOILET BY BELLINI/1515

The Renaissance was a slowly developing set of ideas that gradually made people aware of themselves, their place in the environment, and their ability to create grand and beautiful works. Renaissance is a French word for re-birth; the Italian word is similar (rinascit) and was used at the time to signify a new age of developing achievement. [MH] {NR}
High Renaissance was in some ways the end of the Early Renaissance; it represented a significant departure from Early Renaissance. Leonardo, Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Giorgione were some of the High Renaissance artists. [RA] {HI}