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High Renaissance Painting and Sculpture

Raphael's Small Cowper Madonna, High Renaissance Painting

Small Cowper Madonna
High Renaissance Painting
c. 1505 by Raphael Sanzio
Oil on wood, 59.5 x 44 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington

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High Renaissance.

High Renaissance painting and sculpture in Italian Renaissance art refers to the artistic style of the early 16th century in Florence and Rome. Characteristic of High Renaissance painting and sculpture is humanistic content, heroic composition, and technical mastery. High Renaissance painting is embodied in the fine art works of Italian Renaissance artists like Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

Brenda Harness, Art Historian

Nero's Golden House: The Influence of Classical Greek Sculpture on Italian Renaissance Art
Nero's Golden House, now buried for 2000 years, was newly discovered in the Renaissance with its classical Greek sculpture and frescoes intact, profoundly influencing Italian Renaissance art.

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