The Renaissance was "A revival or rebirth of cultural awareness and learning that took place during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, particularly in Italy," according to Art In Focus. It followed the Middle Ages, and was basically a time of the revival of learning after the Middle Ages, or Dark Ages, a time with little increase of ideas, inventions or developments. During the Renaissance, art was a branch of knowledge. It was a way to show God and his creations, as well as a science, of anatomy and perspective. Also during the Renaissance there were many people who used art...
anatomically correct human figure, and his use of proportion correctly. It is apparent that he paid a lot attention to details as well. Michelangelo, as well as Leonardo, were both geniuses in art and paved the way for other great artist of this time period and time periods to come.

The Renaissance was period of time when art was very important. It was a way for people to not only express them selves, but a science as well. The death of Raphael signals the end of the Renaissance and the rise of mannerism, which lead into the Baroque Period.