During the Late Renaissance some remarkable inventions such as the printing press made significant changes in the way people viewed the world around them. Up to that time the church had great influence and control over what and how to present to the mass as information. With printing press comes in use the bible and other books became available to the middle class and people started to make their own interpretation of the bible. Some of the ancient writings of Greek and Roman philosophers became available. With gaining knowledge people begin to question the importance giving by the church in the life of the soul and preparation for the life after death. With all changes in late Renaissance the people began to lose their unquestioned obedience
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Instead highly idealized the art became very detailed oriented and realistic. Some artists were building miniature models of the seen to catch in their paintings the depth, shadows, space and recreate more realistic picture. The art during the late Renaissance has a lot of details with deeper meanings. For example In Arnolfini "wedding" by Jan van Eyck is a picture of a man and his wife standing in a room, and the first impression of the painting is the harmony and peace between the two of them. But closer look of the painting, reveal how precise it is, how many details are included and how they tell a story. The story is not only about the two people in the picture, but the story about the moral norms and traditions in the time they lived. In the composition the way the two figures hold their hands to create a heart shape between them. The clothes of both figures demonstrates higher social status, they are made of a lot of fabric and trimmed with ermine fur. Gold jewelry and well maintain hands on both figures are indicators of significant wealth. The woman’s dress and swelling stomach are symbolic reference to fertility. The symbols in the painting suggest that the couple is getting married or engaged; the woman’s hand is peacefully placed in the man’s left hand also the man's right hand is raised - suggesting he is taking an
Instead highly idealized the art became very detailed oriented and realistic. Some artists were building miniature models of the seen to catch in their paintings the depth, shadows, space and recreate more realistic picture. The art during the late Renaissance has a lot of details with deeper meanings. For example In Arnolfini "wedding" by Jan van Eyck is a picture of a man and his wife standing in a room, and the first impression of the painting is the harmony and peace between the two of them. But closer look of the painting, reveal how precise it is, how many details are included and how they tell a story. The story is not only about the two people in the picture, but the story about the moral norms and traditions in the time they lived. In the composition the way the two figures hold their hands to create a heart shape between them. The clothes of both figures demonstrates higher social status, they are made of a lot of fabric and trimmed with ermine fur. Gold jewelry and well maintain hands on both figures are indicators of significant wealth. The woman’s dress and swelling stomach are symbolic reference to fertility. The symbols in the painting suggest that the couple is getting married or engaged; the woman’s hand is peacefully placed in the man’s left hand also the man's right hand is raised - suggesting he is taking an