Which best states how major works produced during the High Renaissance, such as Mona Lisa, affected European culture?

High Renaissance artists sought balanced, idealized beauty, often drawing on the forms and ideas of ancient Greece and Rome. These works helped renew classical influence in European culture. The Mona Lisa is known for its refined beauty and naturalistic technique, but the broader cultural effect described here is a revival of classical influence, not science or church authority.

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