How the Renaissance Revolutionised Art & Creativity

A major turning point in Western art and culture

David (1501-04) by Michelangelo. Marble. The Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze, Italy. Image source by Steve Barker on Unsplash

Beginning in the early 15th century, Western culture underwent a major change, characterised by a new confidence in the possibilities of human thought and creativity. It was a moment in time when art became intellectualised, and artists and architects began to establish themselves as individuals…