With the beginning of the early Renaissance age, artists were limited to having religion being their only option of an idea of a particular painting or drawing. Though with the progression of time, artists began to broaden their ideas and paint scenery not only pertaining to that of the Bible. Artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo both found ways to portray both religion and religious-freedom in their art.
The connection between nature and religion could be made through the emotional affection that can be seen in much of the work of Renaissance artists. This can be boiled down to simply the nature that is the human body. Michelangelo’s marble sculpture of David embodied not only the symbol of triumph of good over evil in the Old Testament of the Bible, but it also showed the natural physic of the human body and the body of a saint. Also in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel in the Creation of Adam, the connection between god and the creation of human life is shown through the nature and connection between god who is in the air and Adam who is on the green earth.
As for Leonardo Da Vinci, in his work The Last Supper, the human emotion can be seen in all those that sit around Jesus Christ. Though Jesus is the only one that bares a plain calm face, all those around him have their own unique expression. This is how Da Vinci expresses the nature of human emotion. Though Da Vinci had earlier works of art that highly resembled that of the Medieval Ages with examples like The Baptist of Christ, but still in the painting emotion can be seen in the faces as opposed to that of medieval times when expression was not shown on faces.
During the Renaissance era, artists began to integrate religious asceticism with secular asceticism. Your group mentioned Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel painting. He was able to synthesis both religion and aestheticism into a work of art. The main components of his painting are the nine scenes from the Book of Genesis, but along with the religious aspect of the painting, he was able to make it aesthetically pleasing. The creativity and artistic style of not only this work of art, but of the era, reconciles both religion and art. Your group also mentioned Leonardo de Vinci. In his work, de Vinci attempts to integrate religion and art. For example, in his Virgin of the Rocks, he focuses on the religious figures such as Jesus, Mary, Gabriel, and John the Baptist. However, he also makes the work of art aesthetically pleasing by using vibrant colors and detailed configurations.
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Carlton Lew, Cody Dunn, Stephen Hwang, Tyler Wong