Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Renaissance synthesis ash.p2.t2.
During Renaissance, religion and science often came into conflict. The clash initiated with the corrupt within Catholic Church that significantly weakened the trust people had in their religion. Newly developed scientific method encouraged people to think logically with their own senses rather than blindly agreeing with dishonest authority for unreasonable reasons. At the same time, the invention of printing press gave easier access to this new knowledge to all. As more were educated to be able to express their thoughts eloquently, new scientific philosophical ideologies became prevalent in the society: constantly growing and improving humanism and sensibility. With these, society at large gradually evolved and change was reflected in the paintings of artists during the time period. Although majority accepted this transition, Catholic Church still believed that the subjects of paintings had to be sacred. This led artists to secretly embed their aesthetic sensibilities and synthesize religious and secular aestheticism in their art work. One famous painting that exemplified the sensibility of the era is ‘The Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo da Vinci. A remarkably realistic painting of a woman with warm smile, ‘The Mona Lisa’ symbolizes the sensibility through its careful understanding of human proportions. Not only does the painting reflect profound mystery, but it also emphasizes its religious values. Another worldly renowned artist Michelangelo depicted sensibility through sculpture ‘David’, who is a biblical character. Through portrayal of courageous David before the battle with goliath, Michelangelo shares his view towards past and religion and reveals the Renaissance era’s emphasis on moral values.
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ReplyDeleteGood job discussing various works of art. You did a good job analyzing the motivations that went into creating the various pieces; the discussion of the Mona Lisa was especially good. However, it seemed like you didn't go into as much depth as you could have regarding how these pieces of art affected the era. You seem to examine the era only at the beginning of your piece, and not afterwards. This makes your description of the era seem unbacked and arbitrary. Overall, good job with the question, but next time try to tie it into how it affects the culture of the era.
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ReplyDeleteWylie P1 Team 6
ReplyDeleteThe use of diction is strong and the general idea of the Renaissance art and religion during the Renaissance Era is well constructed.
The Renaissance art is tied in with religion when you mention that society at large gradually evolved and change was reflected in the paintings of artists during the time period.
However, the synthesis lacked an in depth analysis of how art and religion affected the era. Also, only Mona Lisa is used as an example to back up the art during the Renaissance Era. It would have helped to use other examples such as "The Last Supper" painted by Leonard da Vinci or "The Creation of Adam" by Michelangelo.
Overall, you did well describing how the Renaissance art is tied in with the religion during the era, but lacks the connection between how those affect the Renaissance Era as a whole.