The Renaissance Period The Renaissance was a period of European History, considered by modern Scholars to be between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happened during the Renaissance. The renaissance was a period of new inventions and beliefs. During a time when Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci were the prime artists In Europe, a young man by the name of Raffaello Sanzio was starting to attract major attention with his art work. The Italian high renaissance was marked by paintings Expressing human grandeur and very humanistic values. No one better portrayed the Italian high renaissance then Raffaello, with his paintings clarity and ease of composition, R