During the Middle Ages plague swept across Europe and the world killing millions of people, to seek protection from the diseases people turned to god. Making religion more important then education
B. An additive process where artists construct work by putting together objects and attaches them in some way
Sculpture that represents Renaissance's rebirth of Greek concepts and stylistic elements is David by Michelangelo. Stylistic elements that represent Classical influence are 1) theme of naked male hero and 2) contraposto pose (figure's hips and shoulders to rest at opposing angles and head is turned of to the left). The scultpure is also very detailed (including visible blood vessels). Focusing on men's naked body is a proof of Renaissance's interests in Classical philosophies and cultural heritage.
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a sculpture that has a relationship with its surrounding.
The sculptor was following a Roman tradition at the time to portray emperors as other-worldly, almost godlike beings. He makes his eyes very large and his face stoic to convey that he his someone not quite human like the rest of us, and perhaps he is above the fleeting emotions that govern the rest of mankind.
