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modern invention and innovation in the modern world. Sketches of submarines, airplanes, and
things alike were found in notebooks of notable people.
Besides the fact that the Renaissance has been notable for its intellectual pursuit, one thing
that one can attribute to the period is the emergence and the rise of art. Art has been given
importance as the most notable painters of all times like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo
Buonarotti, and Raphael, had lived and created their masterpieces during this movement.
Painters had developed techniques in terms of studying light, shadow, and perspectiveand as a
special case of Leonardo da Vinci, human anatomy. Because of these changes in the artistic
method, it had renewed the desire to depict the beauty of nature, and also to unravel the axioms
of aesthetics. Principles of architecture was also enriched during this period giving rise to notable
architects like Filippo Brunelleschi.
Great treasures of literature are also set to be found and kindled during this era. As for the
modernization of knowledge through the printing press, middle classed people gained easier
access to books, and also publication has been made simpler, and thus cheapening its rates.
Formal education in the Renaissance was specifically geared towards the needs of its people. It
can strongly be inferred because the notable works of great writers such as Shakespeare and
Chaucer, wrote their masterpieces in Middle English rather than Latin.
Renaissance has been the period where human potential was put in its core. People during
this era were encouraged to foster their capabilities and maximize their ideas, drifting what has
been laid in the table for them and exploring more possibilities brought by the universe.
Principles of realism brought by the period had remained a vital aspect of our modern society
today. And thus, all things learned and acquired during this period will remain as the foundation
of modern humanism.