Renaissance Never Took Place Essay

If the Renaissance Never took Place What if the Renaissance never happened? What if the art and technological advances never took place? You wouldn’t have phones, computers, internet, modern art...etc. In the middle ages people focused more on religion and believed in things that they couldn’t see. The

Renaissance was a time of rebirth of art. There was cultural and technological advances. After the Renaissance took place, people saw themselves in a new way. So, how did the Renaissance change man’s view of man? In other words, How did the Renaissance change the way people looked at life and the way they lived? The Renaissance change man’s view of man in at least four different areas...which include, astronomy, art, anatomy and literature. The first way that the Renaissance change man’s view of man was by astronomy. During the middle ages, when people were more religious people thought the Earth was in the middle of the universe. People thought that all the other planets and the sun revolved around the Earth. During the Renaissance, people figured out that this was in fact not the case. Earth and the other planets actually revolved around the sun. In the

In the middle ages, the art and paintings were more religious. One painting that was done during the middle ages was created by Duccio di Buoninsegna. The painting shows a woman that is holding a baby. The woman and baby are surrounded by angels. This painting was of baby Jesus. During the Renaissance, the art was less religious and focused more on humanism. Humanism is the beauty and intelligence of an individual. One of the most famous paintings that was created during the Renaissance was the Mona Lisa. This painting was created by Leonardo da Vinci. This painting was of an individual that was smiling. The Renaissance changed the way people created art. They went from painting religious pictures to more individual pictures (Doc.