... Rome led to an intellectual movement known as Renaissance Humanism. Humanists informed themselves in the liberal arts, which included grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history. All which were works of Greek and Roman authors. Petrarch (1304-1374) was a well known humanist. Some even consider ... of Italian Renaissance humanism. Petrarch felt that the Middle Ages was a time of darkness. This idea, "promoted the mistaken belief that medieval culture was ignorant of classical antiquity." (315). In the beginning of the 15th century the humanist movement developed in Florence. ...

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... " that is spoken about is the revived interest in the art and ideas of classical Greece and Rome. This was a period of new and renewed understanding which intern transformed the medieval world. The Renaissance was the break of light that peered through and broke the dark ages. During this time you see very similar characteristics as you do in early Greek ... this period. The popular artists at this time were Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. These artists developed a style of art that was calm, balanced, and idealized, reconciling Christian theology with Greek philosophy. See fig 3, 4...

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