High Renaissance

noun

1. a style of art developed in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on draftsmanship, schematized, often centralized compositions, and the illusion of sculptural volume in painting. Compare Early Renaissance, Venetian ( def 2 ).

High Renaissance

noun

1. 1. the period from about the 1490s to the 1520s in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe, esp in Italy, when the Renaissance ideals were considered to have been attained through the mastery of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
   2. ( as modifier )

      High Renaissance art

Word History and Origins

Origin of High Renaissance¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

There are many who doubt the superiority of the voluptuous art of the high Renaissance.

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We must see many in the work of every artist until we come to the great painters of the High Renaissance.

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The work of any artist of the High Renaissance, whose aim is purely artistic, is not difficult to understand.

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During the High Renaissance dignity was law, the grand manner dominated, and charm determined subordinate parts.

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He achieved equal success in the other branch of the policy, and revelled in the kindred spirit of the High Renaissance.

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