Section 5
The High Renaissance
By Boundless
The High Renaissance refers to a short period of exceptional artistic production in the Italian states.
The term "High Renaissance" denotes a period of artistic production that is viewed by art historians as the height, or the culmination, of the Renaissance period.
Sculpture in the High Renaissance demonstrates the influence of classical antiquity and ideal naturalism.
Architecture during the High Renaissance represents a culmination of the architectural developments that were made during the Renaissance.
While Leonardo da Vinci is admired as a scientist, an academic, and an inventor, he is most famous for his achievements as the painter of several Renaissance masterpieces.
Raphael was an Italian Renaissance painter and architect whose work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition.
Michelangelo was a 16th century Florentine artist renowned for his masterpieces in sculpture, painting, and architectural design.
Giorgione, Titian, and Veronese were the preeminent Venetian painters of the High Renaissance.