#20180430# During the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries, Renaissance art was produced, which was made under the influences of three factors: increased awareness of nature, a revival of classical learning, and a more individualistic view of humanity. These three aspects became dominant with huge social and economical alterations.

In the late 13th and early 14th centuries in Italy, the Pre-Renaissance period arose. The well-known artist Giotto di Bondone and the eminent poet Dante were illustrious, yet the attention and fame of their work were taken away because of the dreadful plague in 1348 and civil wars. This period ended in the starting point of the 15th century.

Florence, Italy was a significant center of the Renaissance. Competitions for craftsmen were held, and artists like Piero della Francesca, Pollaiuolo, and Andrea del Verrocchio also made a variety of artworks that were inspired by the founder of Renaissance painting, which led to a development of scientific naturalism.

The Medici Family, who dominated Florence from 1434 to 1492, had made an immense contribution to the Renaissance art, because they were wealthy enough to pay for building constructions and decorations. Also, they traded in all of the major cities in Europe.

High Renaissance art thrived for about 35 years, from the early 1940s to 1527. There were three artists who were extremely prominent: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Bramante was also a masterful architect who was influential in architecture during this period.

The development of Polyphonic music by powerful popes like Julius II and Leo X influenced many classical music composers such as Bach and Mozart.

Even though the Renaissance period ended in 1527, the spirit of the Renaissance lived on, and its art influenced by the Renaissance continued to be made in other parts of Europe.