“No painter can paint well without a thorough knowledge of geometry” (qtd. in Butterfield 27). The Italian Renaissance is famous for its art which includes a unique style of painting and sculpture, however, the Renaissance made significant observations on the use of scientific techniques which can also be considered as an influence of classical ideas. Although classical ideas were not as advanced as in the Renaissance, this provided the basis for the Renaissance to revive it. The Italian Renaissance transformed the way we viewed the arts. Before, most people in Italy were bound by religious thoughts and beliefs. The Renaissance helped people shift their minds and behavior toward secular ideas, rather than a vague ideology like religion. He encouraged people to think reasonably and motivated them to look back at the classical ideas of the classical age. People started to look inward; they began to study nature and human phenomena. Furthermore, they began to focus on nature, humans and the classics. Painters and architects not only began to paint and sculpt about human emotions and their lifestyles; they began to use various scientific methods of painting and sculpture in their art. Not only did the influence of classical ideas restore the ideology of “humanism” in art, but also strengthened scientific techniques in their art. The lives of people in the Middle Ages before the Renaissance were bound by religion. They followed whatever the pope said. New innovations and ideas were not evolving from the classical age, where human nature was important. People in the classical age wrote a lot of literature, created technologies, and used logic. However, at that time, people in Italy relied on the Catholic Churches which...... middle of paper ...... statues and paintings made by famous painters and architects. Ancient art not only introduces us to imaginary knowledge, but also provides us with the foundation for skills and theology that are used in our daily lives. Works Cited Brotton, Jeremy. "The myth of the Renaissance in Europe". BBC. BBC. February 17, 2011. Web. March 27, 2014. Butterfield, Herbert. "Renaissance art and modern science". University Review 1.2 (1954): 25-37. JSTOR. Network. March 27, 2014.Connell, William J. Society and Individual in Renaissance Florence. Berkeley: University of California, 2002. Print.Goldstein, Carl. "Rhetoric and history of art in the Italian Renaissance and Baroque". TheArt Bulletin 73.4 (1991): 641-52. JSTOR. Network. March 29, 2014. Stearns,Peter N.et.al. World Civilization: The Global Experience. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River: Longman, 2011. Print.