Paintings before the Renaissance: people saw in only a 2 dimensional figure, but in the Renaissance, people saw art in a 3 dimensional figure. Painters in the Renaissance gave attention to body size, proportions, perspective, and detail.
Generally, the Medival Ages were "famous" for the feudal system of government, limited trade, and a lack in the arts and sciences outside of the Catholic Church.The Renaissance, meaning "rebirth",...
The middle ages are called the "Dark Ages" for a reason because people didn't read or write, the society was ruled by superstition and the church, and for a 1000 years there wasn't growth in...
Michelangelo sculpted the famous David of David and Goliath and painted the Sistine Chapel for Pope Julius II. Leonardo Davinci painted the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.