Could a period that lasted for 300 years change a continent’s history forever? If yes, how? Developed in Italy, around the year 1350 to 1700, Europe fell into a period of realizing changes, intellectual excitement, art and literature blossomed, and groundbreaking scientific advanced. During this time, people in Europe experienced new interests, and this led them to identify another part of them. Peasants became less dependent, serfs gained their freedom, merchants and banker increased, literacy spread, humanism increased, and new inventions appeared during 300 years. This period was known as the Renaissance. Document A: The Madonna by Duccio di Buoninsegna, the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Days of the Renaissance, and The March
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Therefore, people in Europe at that time were able to have their own thoughts in order to express themselves. Since people had their own individual ideas about the world, new concepts were established. The Madonna Enthroned Between Two Angels by Duccio di Buoninsegna showed Mother Mary on a throne with baby Jesus. However, the painting resembled more as a two-dimensional image if compared to the Mona Lisa, which was painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Renaissance. Mona Lisa, a beautiful work of art that was still popular in modern days, showed many details and emotions in it. In addition to that, The Madonna was very religious, and it was quite generalized. The Mona Lisa was a one-of-a-kind artwork and a worldly figure. During the Renaissance, humans became more aware of possibilities that they could do with art. With that ability, people became more creative and focused more on details and emotions that their arts portrayed. Mainly because of the movement called humanism, which praised the beauty and intelligence of the individual, people were able to understand the importance of humans, rather than supernatural matters. Most people stopped doing religious drawings to having their minds flow and creating one’s unique work. As a result, portraits and landscapes from around 1300s to the modern time had become more realistic than before 1300s with the help of increasing individualism in the
Therefore, people in Europe at that time were able to have their own thoughts in order to express themselves. Since people had their own individual ideas about the world, new concepts were established. The Madonna Enthroned Between Two Angels by Duccio di Buoninsegna showed Mother Mary on a throne with baby Jesus. However, the painting resembled more as a two-dimensional image if compared to the Mona Lisa, which was painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Renaissance. Mona Lisa, a beautiful work of art that was still popular in modern days, showed many details and emotions in it. In addition to that, The Madonna was very religious, and it was quite generalized. The Mona Lisa was a one-of-a-kind artwork and a worldly figure. During the Renaissance, humans became more aware of possibilities that they could do with art. With that ability, people became more creative and focused more on details and emotions that their arts portrayed. Mainly because of the movement called humanism, which praised the beauty and intelligence of the individual, people were able to understand the importance of humans, rather than supernatural matters. Most people stopped doing religious drawings to having their minds flow and creating one’s unique work. As a result, portraits and landscapes from around 1300s to the modern time had become more realistic than before 1300s with the help of increasing individualism in the