high renaissance

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Definition of high renaissance in English English dictionary

the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content

> A brief period spanning from c 1500 until the Sack of Rome in 1527, when Renaissance art is considered to reflect the purest, most classical ideals This includes the early work of Michelangelo and most of the work of Raphael and Leonardo

the climax of the Renaissance art, about 1500-1525 Painting reached its peak of technical mastery Italian art attained the High Renaissance ideal of harmony and balance within the framework of classical realism Forefunners: DaVinci and Raphael

Hyphenation

high Ren·ais·sance

Turkish pronunciation

hay renısäns

Pronunciation

/ˈhī ˌrenəˈsäns/ /ˈhaɪ ˌrɛnəˈsɑːns/