SINCE 1828
High Renaissance
nounDefinition of High Renaissance
: the artistic style of the first half of the 16th century in western Europe especially as manifested in Rome and Florence and characterized by heroic centralized composition, technical mastery of drawing and conception, and a mature humanistic content
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