The Renaissance, which began in Italy in 1300s, was one of the largest periods of growth and development in Western Europe. The increase in trade caused an abundance in wealth that resulted in the focusing on the arts. Such things as literature, paintings, sculptures and many more works are known to have blossomed from the period known as the Renaissance. Many other important occurrences, such as the Reformation and split of the Roman Catholic Church, …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…The most drastic change took place in art. Such people as Grotto, Tommaso Masaccio, and Filippo Brunelleschi created new perspectives. With these new perspectives came a different age of art within the Renaissance. Many new painters learned about using shades of light and darkness to create the illusion of depth, along with other techniques to make paintings more realistic. The Renaissance was truly the "rebirth" of lost ideas along with the birth of new ideas.