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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Proto-Renaissance</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Medieval</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the style and period generally evident beginning in the mid-12th century in Italy and elsewhere in western Europe. The period overlaps with the Late Medieval period, and is heralded in Italy by the evolution of the city-state and consequent rise in status and individualism of the artist/craftsman. The style in sculpture and painting differs from earlier styles in a renewed appreciation of the art of Classical Greece and Rome, evident in more three-dimensional, naturalistic figures, and compositions  influenced by those of Roman sarcophogi and other ancient art. ]]></note></mads>