End of Renaissance

When and why did the Renaissance end?

The Italian renaissance came to an end because:

The end of the Renaissance is as roughly obvious as its starting point. For many, the rise to power in Florence of the monk Girolamo Savonarola in 1494-1498 marks the end of the city's flourishing; for others, the glorious return of the Medici marks the beginning of the late phase in the arts called Mannerism. Other accounts trace the end of the Italian Renaissance to the French invasions of the early 16th century and the following battle between France and Spanish rulers for control of Italian territory. 

But i think that the main reason for the end of the Italian Renaissance is the battles between France and Spain because the rulers were too busy dealing with the battles and they forgot about about the creation, art and sculptures.  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091129051906AARM4SS

Battle of Ruvo
Part of the Second Italian War
Date 23 February 1503 Location Ruvo (present-day Italy) Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
France	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Jacques de la Palice	Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Diego de Mendoza
Strength
300 lances 300 foot-soldiers[1]	400 foot-soldiers 600 horsemen 1,300 soldiers[2]
Casualties and losses
600 dead or captured 1,000 horses captured	Minimum

Image 1: Shows the table of the most famous battle which is called the "Battle Of Ruvo". This is a secondary because it was created in the late 19th century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Renaissance#Renaissance_end

Image 2: 

While the Italian Renaissance was fading, the Northern Renaissance adopted many of its ideals and transformed its styles. A number of Italy's greatest artists chose to emigrate. The most notable example was Leonardo da Vinci who left for France in 1516. This is a primary source because one of the students of Leonardo da Vinci painted this image. 

http://www.biography.com/people/leonardo-da-vinci-40396