As rumblings of the Renaissance period rose during the early 1500s, naturalism and humanism became the main focus of a majority of artists, like Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. Naturalism, or the observation of the natural world, became the quintessential characteristic of the Renaissance, relying on accuracy in places like human anatomy, in order to bring life to their work and humanizing them to form a deeper connection to the viewers. Historical subjects were brought back as allegorical figures to contemporary times as humans became idealized, perfection a necessity to show spirituality. In the constricting environment of the Renaissance, people acted against it, throwing all rules of the natural world away as a form of rebellion, to show