Nothing 'contributed' to anything, just that before the Renaissance nobody was much bothered about art, literature and that kind of thing. The correct question to ask would be 'what contributed to the art and learning in the Renaissance', but I'm not gonna answer that.
The Romans contributed the mosaic, mural and the fresco to the art world.
consumerism
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impressionism
Their belief in life after death certainly contributed to the art form.
m.c. escher
the support of wealthy investors (:
Geometry (APEX)
Geometry (APEX)
the support of wealthy investors
it was the classical art. it infuenced the renissance and is the reason why it is named rebirth. the clasical art is the political unit to the development.