During the 14-17th century, there were no master geniuses in the world of art, literature, and humanities. In this realm, creativity was in the air, the Zeitgeist, or the spirit of the time since it was common practice for rich patrons of the arts to hire hundreds of apprentices, painters, sculptors, architects, or writers to complete a project. What is a Renaissance masterpiece but a community of crafts people or artisans that have gathered together to finish a master work, and the creation stand as a piece of beauty by itself.
