Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages
Stefan Rayburn
Western Governor’s University
Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages
The humanities have shaped the culture of the world to what it is today. Cave paintings would tell a story of a conquest or an adventure otherwise untold. World wonders would be marveled and envied over for countless years to come. However, without the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the humanities would not be as robust and advanced as they are today.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, a period called the Middle Ages began and lasted from 500 AD to 1500 AD. During the earlier part of this period, from 500 AD to 1000 AD, Europe experienced an intellectual darkness and economic …show more content…
Europe was steadily gaining prosperity which meant that art of the highest quality was no longer confined to the royal court and a small circle of monasteries (Romanesque Art, 2014, Wikipedia.org). Although Romanesque art held to the Byzantine model of using icons, Gothic artists began using brighter colors, dimensions, and perspective in their pieces. Both art forms stayed true to religious subject matters but artists began testing animals as a subject matter and using light and shadows in their artwork. These changes would begin the paradigm shift into the art styles of the early Renaissance …show more content…
Religious subject matter was prevalent and commonplace among artwork during these time periods. Techniques and art styles were similar during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance because of the overlap of time periods. Society began to flourish after the end of the Dark Ages which enabled artists to express themselves on canvas. In contrast, the Dark Ages halted any progression towards the arts that could have been made whereas the Renaissance flourished until the early 16th century. The artistic styles used were also dissimilar as the Middle Ages continued to use icons and the Renaissance would us realism and
Stefan Rayburn
Western Governor’s University
Analysis of the Renaissance and the Middle Ages
The humanities have shaped the culture of the world to what it is today. Cave paintings would tell a story of a conquest or an adventure otherwise untold. World wonders would be marveled and envied over for countless years to come. However, without the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the humanities would not be as robust and advanced as they are today.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, a period called the Middle Ages began and lasted from 500 AD to 1500 AD. During the earlier part of this period, from 500 AD to 1000 AD, Europe experienced an intellectual darkness and economic …show more content…
Europe was steadily gaining prosperity which meant that art of the highest quality was no longer confined to the royal court and a small circle of monasteries (Romanesque Art, 2014, Wikipedia.org). Although Romanesque art held to the Byzantine model of using icons, Gothic artists began using brighter colors, dimensions, and perspective in their pieces. Both art forms stayed true to religious subject matters but artists began testing animals as a subject matter and using light and shadows in their artwork. These changes would begin the paradigm shift into the art styles of the early Renaissance …show more content…
Religious subject matter was prevalent and commonplace among artwork during these time periods. Techniques and art styles were similar during the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance because of the overlap of time periods. Society began to flourish after the end of the Dark Ages which enabled artists to express themselves on canvas. In contrast, the Dark Ages halted any progression towards the arts that could have been made whereas the Renaissance flourished until the early 16th century. The artistic styles used were also dissimilar as the Middle Ages continued to use icons and the Renaissance would us realism and