... that it affected the most. As Sayre said, " the Renaissance was an age of intellectual exploration, in which the humanist strove to understand in ever so precise and scientific terms the nature of humanity and its relationship to the natural world" (Sayre 7). Although there was a re-birth in both Italy and Northern Europe, they did not occur around the ... that "Renaissance Italians turned to ancient Rome as the model for a great civilization. Lawyers studied Roman law. Others discovered the joy of reading classical books and became interested in poetry, history, and philosophy. Befor...

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... , sculptor and architect. He is considered one of the best painters and sculptors in history, as well as being an outstanding architect and military engineer, and a man of letters and poetry - all the ideals of a renaissance man. By many historians he is considered the "most individualistic artist of the Renaissance", with individualism being one primary "theme" of the era. This is ... his era. Most of his works focused on the themes of humanism - the appraisal of the human form, its centrality and its potential perfectibility's as well as its flaws. In terms of this art, it is said that...

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