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2. The Italian Renaissance

The Renaissance began in Italy. It is divided into two periods: the Quattrocento (the 1400s), and the Cinquecento (the 1500s),

ARCHITECTURE

- Renaissance architects wanted to create harmonious spaces with simple, orderly elements

- They included classical elements

PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

- Painters recreated nature, classical mythology, religious scenes and psychological portraits.

- They used the laws of perspective.

- Sculptors were interested in the human body. Life-like proportions and harmony

NEW TECHNICS

- In the Quattrocento, painters created a third dimension by creating an 'imaginary opening' (vanishing point)

- Sfumato: areas blend into one in a realistic representation of light and colour.