The Renaissance which means "rebirth" was the light after the Dark Ages. It lasted for about 300 years from the 14th century to the 17th century. The Renaissance was mostly in Italy but was all over Europe. It took all of the old art and transformed it into something beautiful all the art was better than it was before. The paintings were painted with oil instead of pigments. Some famous artists from the Renaissance are Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo,Raphael,Donatello,Masaccio,Sandro Botticelli and many more.The paintings made people look more realistic with natural poses instead of looking all stiff and unnatural. The Renaissance wasn't all about art following the Age of Discovery the best scientists in the world were alive during the Renaissance who studied; astronomy,philosophy,mathematics, secularism, humanism and many more. Some of the most famous scientists are Sir Francis Bacon. Galileo and Copernicus.