Less than a few years after the torrential Black Plague ravaged through central Europe, one of the most influential, and significant time periods in history, The Renaissance, occurred. During this time there were spikes of interest in art, science, writing and poetry, and religion. While many of these interests were significant, the biggest changes were made in the aspects of religion, artistic and scientific, and poetic advancements.
Many pioneers were recognized during the Renaissance. A few of the biggest influencers were Martin Luther, John Calvin, and King Henry VII. They opened societies eyes on different religions and veering from just the Roman Catholic Church. A large reason religion grew in Europe was a result of the printing …show more content…
Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci paved the way for artists to come, centuries later. Their sculptures and paintings have still had an impact some 500 plus years later. A few techniques, like realism and linear perspective, have changed the way artists view paintings today. In one of the most famous paintings ever, by Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa, c 1503 shows very lifelike features and has perspectives that have never before been seen in artwork at the time. (Document 5) It really captured the idea of realism in such a simple portrait. It is one of the, if not the most influential paintings of all time. This painting and the style used had lifelike features that artists learned from biology or anatomy books and scientists. Along with artwork, science began made a large spike interest during the Renaissance period. Arts and sciences were fused together in many instances. In a woodcut from the anatomy book On The Makeup of the Human Body by Belgian physician Andreas Vesalius, the human body is portrayed with muscles, and bones, a way it has never been seen before. (Document 16) While it is in a scientific book, the drawing of the human is still an artistic measure. The introduction and spike in interest of anatomy helped improve and strengthen the understanding and connection of science and art. It really got the message across on how science and art were
Many pioneers were recognized during the Renaissance. A few of the biggest influencers were Martin Luther, John Calvin, and King Henry VII. They opened societies eyes on different religions and veering from just the Roman Catholic Church. A large reason religion grew in Europe was a result of the printing …show more content…
Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci paved the way for artists to come, centuries later. Their sculptures and paintings have still had an impact some 500 plus years later. A few techniques, like realism and linear perspective, have changed the way artists view paintings today. In one of the most famous paintings ever, by Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa, c 1503 shows very lifelike features and has perspectives that have never before been seen in artwork at the time. (Document 5) It really captured the idea of realism in such a simple portrait. It is one of the, if not the most influential paintings of all time. This painting and the style used had lifelike features that artists learned from biology or anatomy books and scientists. Along with artwork, science began made a large spike interest during the Renaissance period. Arts and sciences were fused together in many instances. In a woodcut from the anatomy book On The Makeup of the Human Body by Belgian physician Andreas Vesalius, the human body is portrayed with muscles, and bones, a way it has never been seen before. (Document 16) While it is in a scientific book, the drawing of the human is still an artistic measure. The introduction and spike in interest of anatomy helped improve and strengthen the understanding and connection of science and art. It really got the message across on how science and art were