Humanism in the Italian Renaissance concentrated on the individual and the individual’s wants and interests. This was a big change from the middle ages. When the reformation rolled around it changed this. The reformation rejected the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance by shifting the focus from humanism back onto God. This change was greatly helped by the emergence of the Protestant Church, the Catholic’s Society of Jesus and rulers trying to create religious uniformity.
Things like contrasts of light and shadow along with and infinite amount of space are definitely shown in this type of art. "The artist would often portray the figures as individuals with their own personalities, to capture the inner workings of the mind and to portray the passions of the soul on their faces" (Sullivan1). Spirituality is very common in works of baroque art especially in Roman Catholic countries for example, paintings depicting scenes of something like miracles are common. Another feature of the art
), there’s a tremendous amount of detail put into it, and perhaps one of the most defining features of it is that it has got the patron in it. Since it was commissioned by someone besides the church, they wanted to be put in the piece of art that they paid to be painted. The patrons of the altarpiece appear on the far left side, as if they were part of the scene itself. Now we have Italian renaissance art. Some defining characteristics of it are that it is very classical (drapery tends to cling to the body, revealing the perfection of all the idealized bodies), they used plenty of linear perspective (whereas Northern art was more medieval, so they didn’t much care for that), they liked using illusions in their work, and they didn’t have patrons in their work because the church usually commissioned all the art.
As you read this essay you’ll find that people gained alot from renaissance than protestant reformation. Renaissance was a time for learning and also many people put their interests in art and literature. Renaissance and protestant reformation was very important part of the western history. Renaissance was really important turning point in western thinking and cultural traditions. Protestant reformation was a spiritual/ religion revelation that aimed to correct the problem of the Catholic Church/ pope.
Dawn. Wells wishes to make readers aware of the effects of mixing modernity and culture with religion. He makes mention that the centrality of this book focuses primarily upon the church taking a turn towards modernity and the effect the world and secular culture has placed upon this concern. Because of Wells’ observation of the church’s decline in morality, he often refers to some Christians as consumers of a marketing strategy. What is meant by this?
Why? Christianity was a global issue. Catholicism in Nazi Germany had a riect link to Rome, the Vatican, and the pope.
Northern European Literature focused more on the Catholic Church and how to reform the Church’s humanity. Even though they both wanted to see a transformation in the Catholic Church, Northern Europe was more involved with the transformation of
With the Protestant Reformation and economic struggles plaguing Europe in the seventeenth century, the search for opportunity was initiated. Europeans violently turned their attention to the New World, where they envisioned majestic dominance. By 1700, two regions were largely populated by the English people, the New England and Chesapeake regions. Although united by a common English language, these two regions evolved to be distinct from one another. The different perspective of freedom and opportunity forced the two regions to contrast from one another on two basic principles: one region wanted religious toleration, while the other demanded riches.
Charlemagne or Charles the great, Carolingian monarch. He was a very strong element in unifying Western Europe through the blessing of the church. Charlemagne Grandfather had partnership with the church during his period of time; he was the one who started the process to bring Western Europe together, in the belief that everyone should be Christian. Charlemagne father, Pepin the short contiutued this process thought the Western Europe and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. All three Carolingian monarchs wanted the church to reform, wanted to reorganize the church under the pope; all this would help raise their power as the Carolingian dynasty.
Take each of the following characteristics of the Baroque world and explain how it can be seen in at least 2 works from the period (music, art, architecture, and/or literature). Space, especially expansiveness Light and its symbolism Time, especially the moment frozen in time Emotion Virtuosity Space, especially expansiveness When discussing works from the Baroque period that depict characteristics of space and expansiveness two architectural works that come to mind are St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy and the Palace of Versailles, in France. Many describe both of these massive architectural masterpieces as evoking an overwhelming feeling of endless when immersed in their presence. Light and its symbolism On the subject of the use of light and its symbolism two works that that seem to stand out are Michelangelo Merisi or more commonly known as Caravaggio painting, The Calling of Saint Matthew, and Georges de La Tour, The Lamentation over Saint Sebastian. Both artists use the technique of chiaroscuro or the extreme contrasts between light and dark to make certain the viewer’s attention is drawn to the main subject in the painting and act that they are engaged in.