Movement guide

Renaissance

15th–16th century

Representative Renaissance artwork — Representative work from the Explainary collection.

Detail from a Renaissance artwork — Detail crop for texture and technique.

A revival of classical ideas that placed human experience, proportion, and observation at the center of art.

What defines it

Balanced composition and idealized form
Study of anatomy and perspective
Humanist interest in the individual

Techniques and innovations

Linear perspective and atmospheric depth
Naturalistic modeling of light and form

Key artists

Key works in Explainary