Firstly, in the early 1200s, the Proto-Renaissance shows the importance of religion through symbolism. Berlinghieri’s “St Francis Altarpiece” is important an important work of art because of the narrative seen in the background, St Francis is preaching to the birds and mountains; it shows that he is the first person to recognise the natural world as a gift from God. Also, the symbolic hand gestures emphasise the religious importance; the stigmata is the nails in the hands and feet show the audience that he took the wounds of Jesus. Albeit, this artwork does not show atmospheric perspective or three dimensional scale like in the High Renaissance the body positions are unique to the Proto-Renaissance. Examples include, the floating figure, stoic faces (face that lack realism), and hieratical scale. This altarpiece is representative after the Early Christian time period and influencer to the Early Renaissance in …show more content…
The triptych shoes impressionistic characteristics and highlight the difference between hell, paradise, and heaven. There is tilt up perspective and significant symbolic illusions, such as, the dream books and the nude figures represent souls, not people. The application of a triptych can also be seen in other Early Renaissance works in the north and in