The Renaissance was like a big wave of new ideas that rolled across Europe, and it changed how people made art. Before this time, paintings looked flat, but now artists used tricks to make things look real, like shadows and perspective. A little bit of math helped too! People started thinking more about themselves and the world around them, which made art feel more personal.
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- A painter uses shadows to make a picture look like it’s coming out of the page
- People start using math to draw buildings that seem to get smaller in the distance
- An artist paints a person with light coming from one side, making their face look more real
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- What Causes a ‘Renaissance’ in Art and Thought?
- What Causes a ‘Renaissance’ in Art and Culture?
- What Makes a ‘Renaissance’ Special?
- How Did the ‘Renaissance’ Change Art and Thinking Forever?
- How Did the Printing Press Change Society?
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