Renaissance was the period of economic progress where cities were built. The term “Renaissance” came from the French language meaning “rebirth.” In this period, another word was created for man. There was a classical learning in the study of the ancient Greek and Roman texts. The ideals of classicism- balance, harmony, proportion and intellectual order became the artistic standard of the time.
As the classical Greeks believed in the harmonious development of the person a sound mind, through the practiceof athletics, the Rennaissance held up the ideal of the well-rounded man, knowledgeable in a number of fields, philosophy,science, arts, including painting and music, and applying his knowledge to productive and creative activity. The great men of the Renaissance were versatile. Michaelangelo was a great painter, sculptor, architect and poet; Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, architec, scientist, and mathematician. They developed their potentialities fully and showed how much a man can comprehend in his lifetime.