Role Of Religion In Renaissance Art
The artwork above can be considered from the Renaissance time period because of the following characteristics:
¬ The great detail put into human bodies. The artwork of this time was beginning to use a lot of human anatomy displayed in painting. The humans in this painting are painted pretty accurately compared to actual human bodies.
¬ Christ is handing the key. Religion played an important role in the Renaissance society which is displayed in the picture.
• The scene shows: “When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I
am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
¬ One of the rare things of the times was an artist painting himself in the painting. Humanism, which were important values during the Renaissance were displayed through this.
One of the new types of art was painting with perspectives. Perugino uses a grid pattern to show the distance in his painting. There are mountain in the background, the Sistine Chapel closer, and the people and Christ handing the key in the foreground.
¬ The great detail put into human bodies. The artwork of this time was beginning to use a lot of human anatomy displayed in painting. The humans in this painting are painted pretty accurately compared to actual human bodies.
¬ Christ is handing the key. Religion played an important role in the Renaissance society which is displayed in the picture.
• The scene shows: “When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I
am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
¬ One of the rare things of the times was an artist painting himself in the painting. Humanism, which were important values during the Renaissance were displayed through this.
One of the new types of art was painting with perspectives. Perugino uses a grid pattern to show the distance in his painting. There are mountain in the background, the Sistine Chapel closer, and the people and Christ handing the key in the foreground.