Art compositions during this period revealed the synthesis of religious asceticism and secular aestheticism. During the Renaissance, the focus of the subject of the painting was on everyday life with the prospective view of the future. One of the greatest artists, Leonardo da Vinci accomplished a degree of realistic aestheticism in art by expressing human emotion through his work. The unique qualities of Leonardo's work include the reflection of his detailed knowledge of anatomy, light, geology, physiognomy, and his ingenious use of the human forms in figurative work of art. For instance, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper shows a high level of harmony and is more humanistic than religious—Jesus is part of the group and others in the painting are portrayed as equally human as opposed to saintly. Moreover, art soared to unsurpassed heights with Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine ceiling: he displayed his skillful understanding of the structure of body and movement, and he created the painting without the dominate influence of the church. Michelangelo depicted some scenes from the Book of Genesis, mainly from the Creation to the Downfall of Man, and the chapel shows the doctrine of the Catholic Church. However, Michelangelo gave all the characters emotions and energy shown on their faces. The classical humanistic ideas not only explored the cultural forms of art, but also pervaded the ideas regarding society and politics. People started to question some old ideas inherited from Middle Ages and to value humanity rather than blaming people about the world which was fraught with temptations. The outstanding works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti represented the unique, revolutionary perspectives in art, science, religion, and politics that were developed during the Renaissance and influenced the world.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Synthesis question P2 T4
Art compositions during this period revealed the synthesis of religious asceticism and secular aestheticism. During the Renaissance, the focus of the subject of the painting was on everyday life with the prospective view of the future. One of the greatest artists, Leonardo da Vinci accomplished a degree of realistic aestheticism in art by expressing human emotion through his work. The unique qualities of Leonardo's work include the reflection of his detailed knowledge of anatomy, light, geology, physiognomy, and his ingenious use of the human forms in figurative work of art. For instance, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper shows a high level of harmony and is more humanistic than religious—Jesus is part of the group and others in the painting are portrayed as equally human as opposed to saintly. Moreover, art soared to unsurpassed heights with Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine ceiling: he displayed his skillful understanding of the structure of body and movement, and he created the painting without the dominate influence of the church. Michelangelo depicted some scenes from the Book of Genesis, mainly from the Creation to the Downfall of Man, and the chapel shows the doctrine of the Catholic Church. However, Michelangelo gave all the characters emotions and energy shown on their faces. The classical humanistic ideas not only explored the cultural forms of art, but also pervaded the ideas regarding society and politics. People started to question some old ideas inherited from Middle Ages and to value humanity rather than blaming people about the world which was fraught with temptations. The outstanding works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti represented the unique, revolutionary perspectives in art, science, religion, and politics that were developed during the Renaissance and influenced the world.
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The example of da Vinci's "Last Supper" is an intriguing one. This painting is one of history's most well known, and is shown to be a religious symbol with great frequency. However, the depiction of Jesus Christ among mere men is an allegory for the change in religion that took place during the Renaissance. The Church was becoming something that was less of a dominating force, and more something that was there to benefit the people of the time. God Himself was portrayed differently, less as a fearsome, vengeful being, and more as a benevolent, helpful one. All this is not to say that the place of God or Jesus was degraded either by the religion of the Renaissance or paintings like da Vinci's; religion evolved, and that much can be objectively stated. Whether the Renaissance paintings augmented this change, or simply reflected it, clear are the religious differences in these historical accounts.
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