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The art of the Renaissance in Europe describes the period of art between the middle age and the begin of the modern era. Chronological seen one is differing roughly with view to Europe between:

- The art of the Early Renaissance

The most artworks in the time between the middle age until to the 1450s with the so-called „Carolingian Renaissance“ as beginning phase and Northern Italy as starting point until to the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks (1453).

- The art of the High Renaissance

The most artworks in the time 1450s - 1525 in all countries of Europe (inclusively Ireland and Scandinavia, maybe until to the Peasant Wars in Germany 1525/1526).

- The art of the Late Renaissance

The most artworks in the time 1525 - ca.1550s (until to the transformation of Italy from a Republic to a Monarchy during the rule of the Medici-family).

Predecessor style in Europe: Gothic
Successor style in Europe: Baroque
Parallel style(s) in Europe:

- the art of the "Danube school" in Romania, Austria, Bohemia, Bavaria, and neighboring regions along the Danube valley (1400 - 1500)

- the "Moscovite Empire-Style" in Russia (1400 - 1600)

- the "Mannerism" with focus to Italy, Spain, France (1530 - 1600) (sometime classified as "Late Gothic")

Main characteristics:
The art style of the Renaissance was characterized by a general upheaval to new creative ideas and the attempt of a revitalization of the cultural accomplishments of the Greek and Roman Antique. "...The intellectual basis of the Renaissance was its version of humanism, derived from the concept of Roman "Humanitas" and the rediscovery of classical Greek philosophy, such as that of Protagoras, who said that "Man is the measure of all things."". This new thinking became manifest in art, architecture, politics, science and literature....
One of the stylistic main charactistics of the Renaissance was also (among others) the application of the "linear perspective" (all lines are crossing outside of the picture, but landscapes have mostly no relation to the motive) and combined with that a deeper use of light and shadows as intensifying elements at the interaction between living matter and non-living matter. Characteristical was also an increasing, hesitant movement in the representations, if at all.

Generally seen is the art of the Renaissance relatively rare in Europe northern and eastern of the Alps. The main cause was the general impoverishness of whole landscapes and the there population due to many wars. If Renaissance artworks appear at all, than mostly only in the centres of the power, where was disponible also many money, among other.