The Renaissance: Leonardo Da Vinci And Michelangelo

The Renaissance religious art was created not just for the artist pleasure but to inspire people to use their creatives mind and express what they thought. Art was one of the most distinguishing factors during the Renaissance. The art period in the 15th century was bridged in Italy between The Middle Ages and the High Renaissance. The polymath Artist and philosophers of this historical time stressed of new ideals, three-dimensional organization, rationalistic analysis and a human-centered perspective that altered the look of art to this day. Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo were some of the most famous men during this time. They both were profound painters and defined as the archetype of the Renaissance man. However, these artists were

not all pagans. They were religious men, Even though some admired antiquity and believed some ideas of the medieval past. A lot of their painting was inspired by the church. In fact, most of the art was commissioned or dedicated to the church. The Renaissance art is reminisced as an inspirational period in history for the artist today.
Humanisms and the renaissance played significant role for the reformation, religious debates and other conflicts. The church during the renaissance was a time of rebirth. Most of the theologians believed in humanism, such as Erasus Zwingli, Thomas More, John Calvin, and Martin Luther. Luther was key factor for the reformation during the renaissance period. He challenged his authorities by publishing the 95 thesis, shortly after the western church claimed hegemony. The church broke from Rome in the early 1530s. Therefore the renaissance had a direct role sparking the reformation, as well as many other contemporaneous conflicts.
The music in this era was known as the Golden age of Capella choral music. The musicians did not use much instruments because the music was mostly polyphonic. Essentially, most of the popular music was composed by the church in the early renaissance and was intended to be sung. However, non-vocal music thrived too. After the invention of the printing press music could be printed and distributed for the first time in history. The musical instruments became more easy-to-read and active as the technology was enabled. The music was essentially a big part of the civic, religious and court life in the Golden age of Capella music.