At the beginning of the renaissance, artists which were formally known as craftsmen (or artisans) went on to becoming idolised by the communities as kind of celebrities, or people of great importance.
Those in power (the church and royalty) contributed to making this new idea of an artist being some kind of a celebrity, they basically realised that artists could create wonderful paintings and sculptures which therefore could be used to help promote and re-enforce ideology and belief towards the general public.
These artists now had very good lives, lived well and produced some unique pieces of art work reflecting the culture around that time. Other artists at the time such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo did not limit themselves to just developing art work, they ventured in learning more about science and other fields or knowledge. Clearly this was in some reaction to earlier artists in the renaissance and has been classed as the possible start of 'movements' in art.
The Renaissance has also been classed at the start of 'Modernism'.
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