Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Anatomy Lesson - Does This Reflect Renaissance?

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt (1632)


'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp' shown above was painted in 1632 - the time during the Renaissance. 'This art piece was drawn by master of chiaroscuro, Rembrandt. This art piece was painted with oil pastel on the canvas. The focal point of this picutre is the man digesting the human body. Digesting human body shows that this art piece is a reflection of what was happening during the Renaissance. During the Middle Ages, people weren't allowed to digest human body however, people were allowed to digest the human body, only for specific reasons as shown in the picture above. The man with the black hat, Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is digesting human body in the picture, which shows that scientists were allowed anatomy to develop further. Also, this shows that church/pope started to lose the power of people - allowing people to inquire the church and allowing to begin humanism/secularism. 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp' - Dr. Nicolaes digesting human body, shows the power losing from church, creating humanism/secularism due to the loss of pope's people, inspiring people to inquire and to have innovative thinking.