Prior to the Renaissance era, everything was according to the Church and everything, included art, had to meet sacred standards. In the Renaissance era, however, people began to stray away from the strict ideas of the Church and began thinking about religion and philosophy in their own terms. Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo da Vinci are two men who did just that. Da Vinci is considered the ultimate archetype of the “Renaissance Man” in that he was an artist and scientist. One of his most famous works, The Last Supper perfectly portrays the religious asceticism of the time. He fused his religious background and scientific calling. While he made paintings that respected religion, intellectually, he explored the science behind human anatomy. Da Vinci’s fascination with the human body led him to fuse his passions together, thus spurring his famed Anatomy of a Man and other pieces of the like. In that same way, Michelangelo portrayed the sculpture of a nude David. The Church honoured the body as sanctified, and it was considered sacrilegious to show intimate parts of the human body. Both artists’ secular aestheticism led them to express themselves more freely, thus separating from the Church, just as much of society began to during this era.
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Your extensive research on the Renaissance really shows in your synthesis. I found your examples of Da Vinci and Buonarroti's artwork really interesting. Although your synthesis was a bit short, it was filled with a lot of information. The only thing I would suggest would be elaborate a little more and to proofread your synthesis before submitting it. For instance, your opening sentence was a good way to start your paragraph, but your grammatical error of using "included" instead of "including" weakened your opening. Other than that your synthesis was awesome.
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