As times change outlook on life changes. And as the outlook on life changes so does the way you portray it. The middle ages were a dark and dangerous period, in which God was the only thing that could help a person. Art of the middle ages reflected this. Paintings, architecture, sculptures, and stained glass windows were ll centered on praising God or telling a biblical story. They praised God and centered their culture on Him, in hopes that their prayers may be answered.
As lifestyle and the quality of living conditions improved while the world transitioned into the Renaissance, art and the views on religion changed. The focus shifted from images of God to images of the human. As Leonardo da Vinci's biography states "This was seen by all mankind in Leonardo da Vinci, in whom, besides a beauty of body never sufficiently extolled, there was an infinite grace in all his actions". This passage in a way desribes the change in view on humans. Art went from a means to praise God and ask for protection to a way of looking deeper into ones self and others like them.
"Medieval Sourcebook: Giorgio Vasari: Life of Leonardo Da Vinci 1550." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 04 May 2010. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/vasari1.html.
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