This week we must look at three works of art, each representing a different period in history under the Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo periods in order to ascertain the influence that science had on each. To be able to complete this task, each period needs to be addressed. I will therefore start with the Renaissance, continue with the advent if the Baroque period and conclude with the Rococo.
Let's begin with the Renaissance. In Voorhies article, aptly named Europe and the Age of Exploration, the interchange of scientific ideas led to a profound change in art. The study of anatomy and optics influenced artists like Filippo Brunelleschi to dedicate the practice of linear perspective to his worked while Leonardo da Vinci began to portray his human subjects in a more realistic human form (Voorhies, 2002). The more relaxed yet vivacious manner in which religious figures were being presented by da Vinci can be seen in the his painting below of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and St. Anne:
175px-Leonardo_da_vinci%2C_The_Virgin_an Image procured from Wikipedia retrieved on September 28, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci#/media/File:Leonardo_da_vinci,_The_Virgin_and_Child_with_Saint_Anne_01.jpg
As Europe entered the 1600s there began a distinct departure from strictly using art for the religious …show more content…
Believers of the Enlightenment period sought to expose the world around them with science and reason and sweep theories of metaphysics and spirituality away (Khan Academy, 2016).As shown in the following painting by Francois Boucher in 1739, Le Dejeuner, the Rococo style captured moments of time not in contemplation of moral themes or consequences of moral actions. It is a scene of domestic tranquility of human interaction on a sunny day as reflected by the sun rays coming in through the
Let's begin with the Renaissance. In Voorhies article, aptly named Europe and the Age of Exploration, the interchange of scientific ideas led to a profound change in art. The study of anatomy and optics influenced artists like Filippo Brunelleschi to dedicate the practice of linear perspective to his worked while Leonardo da Vinci began to portray his human subjects in a more realistic human form (Voorhies, 2002). The more relaxed yet vivacious manner in which religious figures were being presented by da Vinci can be seen in the his painting below of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and St. Anne:
175px-Leonardo_da_vinci%2C_The_Virgin_an Image procured from Wikipedia retrieved on September 28, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci#/media/File:Leonardo_da_vinci,_The_Virgin_and_Child_with_Saint_Anne_01.jpg
As Europe entered the 1600s there began a distinct departure from strictly using art for the religious …show more content…
Believers of the Enlightenment period sought to expose the world around them with science and reason and sweep theories of metaphysics and spirituality away (Khan Academy, 2016).As shown in the following painting by Francois Boucher in 1739, Le Dejeuner, the Rococo style captured moments of time not in contemplation of moral themes or consequences of moral actions. It is a scene of domestic tranquility of human interaction on a sunny day as reflected by the sun rays coming in through the