How Did The Renaissance Change Europe
How did the Renaissance change man’s view of man? In the 1400’s the Middle Ages had ended and the began Renaissance. During the Middle Ages, the Church had authority over most people. During the time people had very few rights. The Renaissance was a big changed that acquired in Europe which lasted for 300 years. Man had stated to see a new type of art, literature, and science. I think man’s view on man changed due to three important parts of the Renaissance. The Renaissance was changed by art, literature, and science.
How Did Art Change During The Renaissance
Man’s view of man was changed due to the new style of art. In document A it compared two different paintings from two different time period to compare the different types of style art styles. In source one the painting “Madonna Enthroned Between two Angles”, by Duccio di Buoninsegna (Doc A), was done in a religious matter of what the church had wanted. The second source was the “Mona Lisa”, by Leonardo Da Vinci (Doc A), which showed a new type of art style which showed landscapes and three-dimensional figures. Art changed man’s view of man by showing new types of styles and artistic freedom.
The Essay on Egyptian Art vs Renaissance Art
The ancient Egyptians have had a huge impact on the world today. From Cleopatra, to The Mummy movies, the theme that is Egyptian is something that is very easily recognized. Egyptian art is very flat with exaggerated body parts. These figures have very long arms and legs with pointy eyes. Pointy eyes are a vanity thing that is still sought after and many women achieve this look with liquid ...
Man’s view of man changed during the Renaissance could be through literature. For example in source two, in the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare wrote “in apprehension how like a god!” (Doc B).
During the Renaissance people were viewed as god/angel-like creatures or as works of art. People were now starting to think that they were beautiful people. In source one, in Every Man, the author wrote, “Ye [ man ] think sin in beginning full sweet” (Doc B).
In the Middle Ages humans were considered to be sinners, and how we were created by god. People were becoming god himself from creations that sin. Literature changed man’s view of man by telling people they were beautiful and god-like.
During the Renaissance man’s view of man was changed through astronomy. In source two, Copernicus’s idea of , “Heliocentric Universe” (Doc C) challenged the Middle Ages view of a geocentric universe. The geocentric universe, meaning that all the planets and the sun revolved around the earth. The Heliocentric Universe, meaning that everything revolved around the sun, challenged the Church. Back in the Middle Ages challenging the geocentric universe, would mean death back then.
Thankfully due to reason the church couldn’t kill people, because they knew they were wrong. Astronomy changed man’s view of man by loosening the Church’s grip on people. Man’s view on man changed due to art, literature, and astronomy. Although people have a right to believing in what they want and I know it’s hard to believing in something new after you spend most of your life with it. Still people have a right to believe in what they want and the church was stopping that. People should care about this because helps understand the past and present.
Works Cited
- Bluestone, Barry, and Mary Huff Stevenson. The Boston Renaissance: Race, Space, and Economic Change in an American Metropolis. New York, Russell Sage Foundation, 2000.
- Hay, Jeff. The Renaissance. San Diego, CA, Greenhaven Press, 2002.
- “The Renaissance.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Renaissance.
- Wayland, Scott. “Religious Change and the Renaissance Elegy.” English Literary Renaissance, vol. 39, no. 3, 2009, pp. 429–459.
