Sunday, October 24, 2010


Being one of the most well-know paintings by Rembrandt the Anatomy of Dr. Nicoleas Tulp was and oil on canvas production made in 1632. This painting created many changes but was most important in Scientific knowledge, Therefore, interests towards science was reborn. And with the knowledge of the human body people were able to progress during the renaissance. It accurately shows the different aspects of the human body, particularly the human arm. The expressions in the picture also shows how much interests they put into dissections.The painting supports this claim since its an accurate assumption of whats happen since it was painted during the dissection. In in my opinion this painting shows that the figures in the painting were very curious and secular since in the painting they did the dissection independently, instead of with the church. Another way this relates to the Renaissance, is about the Guilds. This is because people like Dr. Nicoleas Tulp were patronized in art. Changes were made when people became more nosy/curious about things. In conclusion, this painting helped the renaissance people have a deeper understanding of Scientific Knowledge, and these ideas were spread around Italy which lead to further developmental and advancement.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Driving Forces of the Renaissance





The one main driving force I think was used during the renaissance was the rivalry between city states. One reason is because, causing them to constanly fight it forced the Italians to make more weapons and im proving them each time. This made lots of progress in technology. This image shows an example of some of the weapons they might have used back then.
Another important Driving force is the Banking and Trading. This is improtant because, people wanted to find new routes to places and were able to discover lands etc.
This is also important because, the bakning could increase with the exploration of trading.