Renaissance

French for "rebirth", the period of the Renaissance lasted from the late 1300s to the 1500s, and was centralized in, but certainly not limited to, Italy. At this time, urbanization was occurring more rapidly, the social system was changing, and the idea of humanism, or the power and potential of human beings as individuals, was prevalent.* Similar to ancient Greeks, the artists of the Renaissance strove to better themselves and their work, to idealize figures, and to use a mathematical approach not only to architecture, but also painting and sculpture of the time. The beauty of Renaissance painting has been studied and practiced over the years, giving many artists, and non-artists, a true foundation of classical art. Look around, and if you don't see the image you are looking for, contact us. We can still recreate it.

*Art History: Fourteenth to Seventeenth Century Art, Third Edition; Marilyn Stokstad; Pearson Education (2009)