This essay will discuss the relationship between the arts and the growing body of scientific knowledge during this time. Three major periods that will be discussed in this essay are the Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo. This essay will also explain the ways how different artists during the period of Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo used new scientific knowledge when creating their art work.
Baroque period was the period where there were some disagreement between the Catholics and the Protestants. The main reason why Protestants were disagreeing with the Catholics was because, these people had believed that they were violating some rules and regulation concerning human being as written in the bible (Khan Academy).
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They used different types of tools to study the human body.
Art and growing scientific body knowledge
One example of the artist who was involved in the art and growing scientific body was Leonardo da Vinci. He was an art during Renaissance period. He was also expert in painting, architecture, and Engineering and scientification investigation. Example of his artwork was that of superficial anatomy of the shoulder and neck, c. 1510, pen and ink over black chalk, 29.2 x 19.8 cm (Royal Collection Trust, UK). This artwork represented clearly that he was really focusing on studying of human body. The artist in his work gives details how the muscle and the bones are attached to each other and how they move (Khan Acadamy)
CONCLUSION:
It is really true that based on the details given above; there was relationship between the arts and the growing body of scientific knowledge during the three major periods of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo. Different artists during the period of Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo used new scientific knowledge when creating their artwork. Ancient Greeks and Rome were also able to study the body of young people and during middle age, many Christians believed that the body causes different types of temptation. The same applies to Renaissance period which they studies human body in order to draw their arts