Renaissance painting began in Florence around 1420 (Early Renaissance, 1420-1500), reached its peak at the beginning of the 16th century (High Renaissance, 1500-1520) and continued to have an effect in its later period alongside Mannerism, which emerged around 1520/1530. From the turn of the 16th century, Renaissance forms were taken up by all European countries and modified according to their traditions.
Artistic painting is mainly found as paintings of churches and monasteries and their altarpieces. Portraits, landscapes, everyday scenes and still lifes were added as art paintings very late in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.