The Renaissance. This pivotal moment in human history, when we broke free of the darkness and (sometimes) oppression of the Medieval era, can be summed up in four words:
The point is more that the Renaissance was much more concerned with aesthetic things, and became aware - and appreciative - of the human form in ways unheard of in the medieval era, which was much more dominated by the Church (although, don't get me wrong - the Church was still quite strong in the Renaissance, but by then people were starting to get the idea that they could think for themselves instead of being spoon-fed by the clergy). All medieval artwork was either literally or symbolically religious, and figures of people were more like placeholders than true attempts at accurately representing human bodies.
Though I think the guy who originally said the quote was referring mainly to the changes in fashion, from this to this.
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Though I think the guy who originally said the quote was referring mainly to the changes in fashion, from this to this.