WHAT IS RENAISSANCE ART?

The Humanist spirit created a new artistic style, the Renaissance. This style originated in the small states,

Artists could dedicate themselves exclusively to creation because they were maintained by patrons, who paid them for their work. These patrons included the Medice in Florence, the Sforza in Milan, or the Popes of Rome (Alexander VI, Julius II or Leo X).

This artistic style was called Renaissance because there was a revival of Classical Greek and Roman culture. This occurs for two main reasons:

- The arrival in Italy of Greek scholars .

- The abundance of Roman remains on the Italian peninsula and the discovery of new archaeological remains.