HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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challenges made to ancient religious ideals
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a realistic portrayal of the human body
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competition promoted between northern and southern European artists
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the impact of William Shakespeare’s writing in southern Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Even though the Catholic Church prohibited dissection, artists and scientists performed dissection to better understand the body. Renaissance artists were anxious to gain specialized knowledge of the inner workings of the human body, which would allow them to paint and sculpt the body in many different positions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Renaissance artists often portrayed the human body in a naturalistic, celebratory and anatomically accurate way. This was in marked contrast to the way the body was portrayed in the Middle Ages, and more in line with the way it was portrayed by Greek and Roman sculptors during the Classical era.
Detailed explanation-3: -Greek art is very similar to Roman art, with their usage of three dimensional sculptures depicting the realistic, or idealistic look of people. Renaissance and Medieval art both use stylized sculptures, usually into the sides of buildings and pillars, most commonly found in and around churches.