... in real life) In the Renaissance period, artists experimenting with new materials began to sculpt figures applying rules they had learnt about painting. Previously, sculptures had been made only by sonemasons. Renaissance sculpture went a step further! Inspired by Ancient Roman statues dug up from ruins, artists began to carve figures from which could be viewed from any position in the round ... ...

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