When a person thinks of the Renaissance, the first thing that comes to mind is most likely knights in shining armor fighting dragons and saving the princess. However, let's look at a more realistic approach to the Renaissance and talk about what really brings out the brilliance and beauty of this period, which nevertheless is the art that was informed and inspired by the classical antiquity of Greek and Roman civilizations . The Renaissance artist was a pure genius and a master of drawing and distinguished techniques to display mastery of lighting, impeccable image perspectives, precise depictions of flora and fauna, as well as the complexities and the intricacies of human anatomy and physiology. This period was heavily influenced by relics and religious concepts and these artists moved beyond intuitive religious ideas. Renaissance art was a movement of rediscovery of people as individuals as a person and not just another being, as evidenced by the faces in the paintings which exhibit deep and profound manifestations and expression of emotion. very distinctive. Renaissance art became the object of choice and spread into the homes of wealthy merchants, bankers, popes and princes spending large sums of money on portraits, miniatures and still life photographs. To begin with, the themes and techniques used to depict Renaissance art were highly recognized religious themes. However, according to Understanding World Societies, the 15th century finally began to advance and humanist ideas began to spread throughout Italy, emphasizing the lives and loves of pagan gods and goddesses (382). This movement was precisely significant given that it was...... middle of paper ...... the Renaissance was very similar to modern day celebrities and personalities who entertain society through and through. The world had become so infatuated with gaining more knowledge in the discovery and exploration of life and nature that producing its images and projections on canvas or perhaps carved in stone was the most entertaining process in which to participate. There is a real Renaissance man. in all human beings and by looking closer and closer at the greatest works of art, gaining a greater appreciation of the legacy of the Renaissance in an uplifting and uplifting experience. Renaissance art rediscovered man for what and who we are as individuals and abandoned the idea that each person is just another part of the species filling a certain number among the population and showing the true beauty and aesthetics of life and nature..