| The Renaissance is widely considered by many | | | | though a new age of Renaissance has yet to be |
| to have been a historic age, this period of | | | | really hinted at, and much has collected |
| time came after the Middle Ages but before | | | | throughout the years to show the validity |
| the Reformation in historic hindsight, but | | | | within this age of progression in all avenues |
| the Italian Renaissance of the 15th century | | | | of interest. It is the Renaissance thathas |
| is connected with the absorption of knowledge | | | | propelled the many ages to follow into their |
| by Western influences. | | | | current state, with much praise being accrued |
| | | | to the many pioneers which pushed this age to |
| Especially the various realms of mathematics | | | | a close,but their impact is felt in the |
| from the origins of Hindu India, the | | | | architecture and artwork of our time through |
| importance of living well in the present | | | | the striking ways in which they moved |
| through humanism, and the explosion of | | | | everything forward by leaps andbounds. |
| knowledge brought about by the invention of | | | | |
| printing that allowed many to understand the | | | | Much to come from the years within the |
| world around them. | | | | Renaissance, whether it would be |
| | | | philosophically or in the aesthetics that |
| As for the art of the time, the Renaissance | | | | claim to hold sway in the multitude of |
| boasted many of the most important artists to | | | | artistic pursuits to have arisen, but from |
| have been culled from the public | | | | there it has only been elaborated upon. |
| consciousness; such as | | | | Creating an established amount of history |
| | | | from which to draw upon, and it is these |
| Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, and | | | | things which man claims to call art which |
| Michelangelo, and has come to represent a | | | | seems to have truly revolutionized the world |
| golden era of time in which many people found | | | | in which we live and strive every day. |
| themselves enlightened as to the state of | | | | |
| world affairs and their own internal issues | | | | There are many things out there today that we |
| as well. Much of the art to come out of the | | | | have come acknowledge as fitting into the |
| Renaissance has been described as being the | | | | categories encompassing the realm of art, |
| turning point for a large amount changes in | | | | these areas in particular range the gamut |
| the way things worked, and much of this is | | | | from paintings and sketches to sculpture and |
| due to the previously mentioned artists and | | | | architecture, but all these things have the |
| their now pricelessworks. | | | | common central idea of expressing an artists |
| | | | interpretations of the world both within and |
| The Renaissance has seemed to donate quite a | | | | without. |
| bit to our culture as it now stands, even | | | | |