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to make their art more realistic
This means they were more interested in this world than in the religion and getting to heaven.
Engravings.
Here is a quick answer. The middle ages was different from the renaissance because the renaissance was basicly a time when the arts music and science reawakened and had some advances to it. People were more interested about art, music, literature, and science in the renaissance. During the middle ages it was not as important to the people, so when the renaissance came the arts were kind of reintroduced to the people. The renaissance lasted from about 1300 to 1600.
The renaissance did a lot. It helped a lot of people learn to read and write. lots of inventions, great works of art, and books came from the renaissance. before the renaissance the barbarians came in and killed most people who had any form of knowledge. So when the people began to discover the ancient texts they were very interested, they wanted to learn more.
Yes, the people started to analyze more about life such as from where did they come from. People started to get interested in Greek and Roman cultures.
Medieval times were more of a dark time where they was a lot os superstition and war but in renaissance times these people started to get more interested in artwork and more technologically advanced but there was still a lot of superstition there.
The renaissance caused people to become more inquisitive about subjects. So they naturally became interested with other parts of the world and decided to start exploring to find out what was out in the world that they didn't know about.
Renaissance scholars were called humanists because they were less concerned about mysteries of heaven and more interested in the world and humans around them. Page 303 in the world and its people Glencoe Green book
A medieval text may portray a divine figure as distant and awe-inspiring, emphasizing reverence and obedience. In contrast, a Renaissance text may depict a divine figure as more approachable and human-like, exploring themes of individualism, questioning traditional beliefs, and a closer relationship with the divine.
It is really going to depend on where a persons interests lie if they find Impressionism art classes or Renaissance art classes more interesting. Personally I find Renaissance more interesting because I am interested in that era and style of art.
Yes, Leonardo was in the Renaissance which was when Europe became more interested in the world around them.