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Sculpture in the Renaissance was renewed by the study of ancient art, taken as a universal model of perfection. This led to a different representation of the human figure in comparison to Gothic and medieval art. Florence witnessed the beginning of the new style through the works of Ghiberti and Brunelleschi. The most important artists of the Renaissance were Donatello and Michelangelo. Michelangelo’s style in sculpture was, in turn, the model for the Mannerists, who, toward the second half of the sixteenth century, were active throughout Europe.
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Vaiani, E. (2022). Sculpture, Renaissance. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14169-5_685
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