The Arts During the Renaissance
The Arts flourished during the Renaissance. New artistic techniques emerged, such as Perspective, Humanism, and Realism. During the Medieval Period, art was unrealistic, and most of it displayed religious themes. However, during the Renaissance, artists started painting realistically, and adding Perspective to further increase the realism of their art. Also, a major theme in art during that period portrayed religious upheaval. Also, religion changed during the Renaissance. During that time people were starting to question the Church, and thousands were learning of its corruption. This caused religious unrest throughout Europe. Eventually, the religious unrest erupted into religious reformation, and a large group of people breaking away from the Church. This significant reformation was led by a German Priest named Martin Luther. Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the door of the church in his town, protesting the corruption of Rome, and the Pope.
The way people thought during that time was also greatly changed. During the Medieval Times, people never questioned the old teachings of the teachings of the Church. However, during the Renaissance, new theories emerged, such as the theory that the universe was Heliocentric, meaning everything revolved around the Sun. This theory, created by Nicolaus Copernicus, was not generally accepted at first. Common people, and farmers argues that the sun rose up every morning, not Earth. His theory went against common belief, and yet it was true, which people realized later on. Furthermore, a revolutionary thought-system introduced by French scientist Rene Descartes was widely accepted throughout Europe, and helped fuel the Renaissance. He stressed human reasoning, and logic. He did not believe something was in fact real or true unless it could be logically proved. His teachings led many to stop blindly following the Church, and instead reason out the Church’s teachings and decide for themselves whether they were logical or not.