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| 1. The concept of fine art has its roots in the Renaissance and the struggle of artisans and craftspersons for higher social and cultural status. |
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| 2. The concept of the artist is fully established in the person of such Renaissance giants as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Durer. |
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| 3. In its form and content, the painting and sculpture of the fifteenth through seventeenth century reflect the values and ideals of the dominant classes of society. |
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| 4. The Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation strongly influence art in distinctive directions relative to subject matter and patronage. |
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| 5. Mestizo cultures and intercultural artworks proliferate as the Old World and New World interweave. |