During the Renaissance, many people began to break away from the rigidity of the Catholic Church and join the Protestants. This change was reflected in the works of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, art that captured the humanity of people as well as religious figures instead of focusing solely on the piety of the church. For instance, the appearance of more organic lines within paintings became more common, showing off the natural curves and shapes of people and things in nature. Da Vinci began to explore human anatomy, creating various diagrams and portraits, such as the Vitruvian Man, that analyzed the proportion and function of each body part. The mathematic and scientific influence in art did not necessarily coincide with the ideals of the church.
Renaissance art helped to close the gap between God and man. During the Medieval era, God and man were completely separate and people believed that they were on a completely different plane from not only God, but religious figures. In Michelangelo’s painting, The Creation of Adam, the hands of God and Adam are touching, signifying that because man is created in God’s image, they can in fact be (at least in some aspects) on the same level. God was thought of less as a wrathful, strict figure, taught by the Catholic Church, and instead more of a kind, helpful God. This idea came from the emergence of Protestantism as legitimate religion.
In conclusion, Renaissance artwork captured society’s switch from the Catholic Church and its ideologies to the Protestant church, which fostered a more human-like God. Artwork began to have more rounded shapes and vibrant colors which highlighted scenes of people and nature versus the dull, rigid paintings of religious figures during the medieval era.
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