Throughout the ages, people learned how religion was not as important anymore so they binded religious asceticism together with secular asceticism to have it relate to daily lives. Thus, Michelangelo was able to paint “The Creation of Adam,” which religiously shows God but yet since he has not given Adam “the touch” yet so it separates the religiousness with the secular aspect. Despite all of the revolutionary beliefs that arose during this era, paintings were considered somewhat sacred. In response, the artists decided to change the definition to appeal to the common man and also fit into the defined word. Thus, Leonardo Da Vinci is able to create Annunciation and keep the holiness with the angel. However the difference from earlier paintings to this one rests in the background. In the 2-D canvas, Leonardo da Vinci is able to create a 3-D image to show the realistic contents of the painting. The secular aesthetics of the painting is pictured in the in the beauty of nature and light as seen in the painting. Another example of a 3-D creation would be Michelangelo’s sculpture, David. In context of the Bible, David is a biblical hero. However, the focus is on all features of the statue. Michelangelo creates David posing differently from all other sculptures that portrayed him before battle. However, the face of David is calm yet fierce as if in a pre battle stance. To separate his sculpture, Michelangelo makes him naked to fit the Greek art syle.
With the changing religions and philosophies, people are beginning to no longer fully rely on godly figures. Instead of depending on Gods for better crop seasons, good fortune, and happiness, these evolved people are beginning to accept the fact that people are able to think for themselves. Thus starts the rise of Secularism, Neo-Platonism, Humanism, and Hermeticism. In addition to that, education and exploration also advances with study of physics, astronomy, and chemistry and the discovery of the Americas.
Dan Qi
Samudra Thio
Kevyn Fox
Good job on the post! It's quite detailed and interesting. However, you could improve a few aspects of it. For example, I am not sure as to what you mean when you said "The Creation of Adam" shows that God had not "touched" Adam yet. You guys need to provide a better description for that so that readers can fully understand what you are trying to say. Also, I would like to know what "annunciation" is. Next time, you guys should work on adding more background information for the readers. Since we don't know what these painting look like and their historical background, it is, at times, hard to understand what you are saying. I found the portrayal of David to be interesting. It makes me wonder exactly why Michelangelo decide to deviate from the normal portrayals of David and go with this new one. Your second paragraph was a bit brief and too much information was crammed into it. Next time please provide us with more information so that we may understand it better!
ReplyDeleteAlthough it is true that people began to rely more upon themselves, they still did have a strong emphasis on religion. You make it sound as if they no longer relied on religion at all. That's not true because there were many disagreements between the church and those in fields of science at this time.