Cultural Characteristics of High Renaissance

– Predominantly Florence and Rome.

– A rebirth of the ideas, philosophies and artistic
motifs of the classical cultures of Ancient Greece
and Rome.

– New philosophical movements such as humanism
and neoplatonism stress themes of ideal beauty,
universal truths and intellectualism.

– Designed mythological themes and scenes from the
old and new testament. Most works were commissioned by Vatican or wealthy pious merchants.

– Marked by the death of Raphael and the sack of Rome.