High Renaissance
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).
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There are many who doubt the superiority of the voluptuous art of the High Renaissance.
The Tapestry Book | Helen Churchill CandeeWe must see many in the work of every artist until we come to the great painters of the High Renaissance.
Barbara's Heritage | Deristhe L. HoytThe work of any artist of the High Renaissance, whose aim is purely artistic, is not difficult to understand.
Barbara's Heritage | Deristhe L. HoytDuring the High Renaissance dignity was law, the grand manner dominated, and charm determined subordinate parts.
A Short History of Italy | Henry Dwight SedgwickHe achieved equal success in the other branch of the policy, and revelled in the kindred spirit of the High Renaissance.
A Short History of Italy | Henry Dwight Sedgwick
British Dictionary definitions for High Renaissance
the High Renaissance 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
(as modifier): High Renaissance art
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