The Renaissance was a time where artists introduced more than just a painting or a sculpture, they introduced their outlook on the world. In the painting the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, people were fascinated by the ambiguous look of a merchant’s wife. In the Renaissance era paintings mainly were to be of church figures or biblical characters but Leonardo protested such ways with the Mona Lisa. Her elegant look and enigmatic face brought the look of a new way of life that the Renaissance was becoming. Michelangelo was the opposite of this idea of separation from religion. One of his most famous pieces of art was the Sistine Chapel that depicted many different figures of the Catholic Church. Michelangelo’s paintings and sculptures were known for his perfect imitation of the human body. This talent cohesively tied in with his religious views. The difference between these two world famous artist were the symbols of the conflict in the Renaissance era, the devotion to new ideas and new thinking or the devotion to the church.
- AveryMillard, Katherine Morales, Martin Lis, Helena Cassily, Chloe Compton
Good, but you could have gone much deeper with it. What were the new ideas and new ways of thinking? The Mona Lisa is respected for its realism, so you can't really contrast it with Michelangelo's paintings that were know for their "perfect imitation of the human body". And though his sculptures and paintings tied into his religious views because of the realism, he had to censor many of his works - both aesthetically and symbolically - for the church to accept him. This, paired with da Vinci's artistic style, truly shows how renaissance art defined itself, by the artist cooperating with the church to create a different style.
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