In regards, politics go, the Puritans had some interesting views. As John Winthrop, in “a modell of Christian charity” said, the Puritans believed their moral and divine cause, i.e. creating a community of righteous Christians gave them justification to defeat violent “heathens” often times without fair treaty, negotiation, or any other semblance of normal politic. Indeed, they truly believed themselves to be a model for Christianity that the whole world would watching, as is exemplified in the “modell of a Christian charity”. Leaders of the Church were given excessive power.
A2. Later Historical Art Period The Renaissance period was filled with excitement and new discovery of many different avenues. During the Renaissance period, there was a renewal in classical learning. There was more emphasis on the individual person versus the whole group as seen in the Middle Ages. Artists and scientists alike had a vast interest in scientific inquiry.
Protestant reformation was a spiritual/ religion revelation that aimed to correct the problem of the Catholic Church/ pope. But people achieved alot from renaissance; it awakened the world from very long dark sleep. Renaissance was a time for learning and creativity. It was time from turning god to man. Middle ages had destroyed people dreams and forced them to live s meaningless pattern of life.
This rebirthing period brought forward a new culture of humanistic values of Christianity, new ideas in science, philosophy, and politics as well as in literature and the fine arts. This was also a time of hierarchy, whereas, the social status of your parents deemed your place in society. In this Renaissance period of history, we find such great painting artist such as Leonardo Da Vinci, known for his painting of “The Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa.” His work has demonstrated distinction and precision of the humanistic side of the characters in his paintings. It has great definition in the details of emotion and expression, included in the facial features, attire and surroundings. He captures the realism in both paintings.
The Baroque Movement in Northern Europe and Italy Artists of Rome and of Northern Europe shock viewers with emotionally-profound works using Baroque art style. The Baroque movement has been interpreted differently between Northern Europe and Italy. The works produced by Northern Europe’ s most prolific artists leave religious approbation open to scientific interrogation and, most importantly, remind us to live in happiness. Meanwhile, artists appointed under the will of the Catholic Church (in Italy) are producing marvelous works-intended to strike emotion and feeling through spiritual cognition. I was fortuitous to have witnessed some of the most prolific art of our time spanning from Northern Europe to Italy.
There is Catholics Idealism . In those times , Catholic Church wants to regain otority and respect so the church orders painters to depict religious topics because the church wants to regain respect from the mass . They appeal only high class and then they also want to appeal the middle class and the Baroque style is occurred . Moreover , there is always a sense of actions and dramatic effect . The dramatic effect makes people understand the overt emotion .
The sermon explains in detail of the wrath God has and what Hell has in store for the non-believers. It is very clear from this document religion was a very important part of people’s lives during colonial times. “The Great Awakening” was a spiritual movement in the 18th century for the English colonies. The Great Awakening was caused because of the growing number of disbelievers of Christianity, and from a political point of view, it was weakening the colonies government’s steadiness. In order for political power to not decrease, since religion and government went together, the colonists started The Great Awakening.
Scholasticism synthesized Christian beliefs and values and the Greek philosophy of Aristotle. Sacraments, devotion to saints, and relics made Christianity more popular amongst the laity. Dominicans and Franciscans lived as beggars and gave up all material belongings to oppose the materialistic church. The Cathars and Waldesians preferred to commit heresy and leave the church altogether. Religious philosophies changed in medieval Europe due to the growing materialistic greed of the church and growing interaction with lands around Europe.
As stated in the reading, “Images of the East in Renaissance Art,” the Renaissance built bridges through concepts that have never been spoken about previously. It was the opening of the new modern world for many scholars who came together to created new innovations and impressions. Jules Michelet, a French Historian described the Renaissance as “the discovery of the world and discovery of
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