Paintings and scrolls created of past events have elicited strong feelings of devotions to one’s art and faith. When it comes to Christian Europeans and Buddhism, both used art as a way to express their religious views and symbolism. The earliest Christian-related images were based on symbols of faith associated with Jesus, while in Buddhist art there was the iconic footprints of Buddha. During the Muromachi era, Japanese Zen Buddhist artists Tenshō Shūbun and¬¬¬ Sesshū Tōyō both created paintings depicting emotional ties to their faith such as seclusion in nature, good fortune, and the natural world. Meanwhile, their Renaissance counterparts, such as Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo and Russian artist Andrei Rublev, captured visual representations of their faith by showing their communication with God, divine authority, and the absolution from sin. Each of these artists showed the importance religion had on their lives. Cultures all over the world have relied on art to convey religious ideas and emotions. In some cases art from one culture has influenced another. The Japanese towards the end of the Muromachi era were influenced by the Portuguese and their teachings of Christianity. Despite the language barriers, Buddhism and Christianity during the Renaissance era and the Muromachi period created symbolic masterpieces that are still remembered today. Even though their…