<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31336720</termId><termName>Proto-Renaissance</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:30:50</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31313327</termId><termName>Medieval</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>