1. Italian Renaissance in General
New emphasis was placed on enjoying life and the world around you. ... Petrarch became known for his poetry, which can be described along with many humanistic writings to be very realistic, critical, and more often than not satirical. ... Like Petrarch, he gave accurate depictions of real life characters and situations. ... During the Middle Ages, painters and sculptors tried to give their works a spiritual quality, wanting their audience to focus on the deep religious meaning of their works of art. ... Michelangelo is known as probably the greatest artist of the Renaissance, excelling in pain...
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