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| | A2Z Languages - Italy - Country Guide: Art |
 | | Throughout the next 14 centuries Roman art was to be the source of constant reappraisals and renewals in the evolution of the visual arts in Italy, and was fundamental to the major development of the Renaissance. |
 | | Until the 14th century, sculpture was controlled by the scale and structure of the buildings it enhanced, and was seen as an adjunct of architectural style. |
 | | During the 16th century the artistic center shifted from Florence to Rome, encouraged by the patronage of the popes Julius II and Leo X, whose efforts to resurrect Rome's former glory led to their employing the leading artists of the day, including Bramante, Raphael, Antonio da Sangalo, and Michelangelo. |
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