... as Leonardo da Vinci, S. Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, and Michelangelo. In the world of letters, humanists such as D. Erasmus rejected religious orthodoxy in favor of the study of human nature, and such writers as Petrarch and G. Boccaccio in Italy, F. Rabelais in France, and W. Shakespeare in England produced works that emphasized the intricacies of the complex human character The style ... were the architect, painter, organist, and writer Leon Battista Alberti, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo. The great artists of the period made several notable contributions to literature. The son...

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... to those of the classical authors he studied, expressing his view accurately through the use of characters. His most famous contribution to the world of literature are his string of sonnets addressed to "Laura", who appears to be a real person rather than a religious symbol, as in most European writings. Giovanni Boccacio studied and wrote at about the same time as Petrarch ... a natural state, with lifelike people showing real emotions. During the early 1300's and 1400's, several particular artisans stood out among the masses. Giotto is considered the first artist to portray nature rea...

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