The document discusses the High Renaissance period in Italy from the late 15th to early 16th century. It focuses on major artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and emerging artists from Venice. Architecture changes with innovations like centralized planning and dome construction. The High Renaissance is most established in Florence and Rome, where artists created masterworks that showcase the human form and realistic rendering at a new level of aesthetic excellence. Venetian artists like Bellini, Giorgione, and Titian distinguished themselves with their colorful and poetic style.