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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Campin's Annunciation to Massccio's Holy Trinity. Examples given. Style, content, religious symbolism analyzed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and human anatomy came to the fore, perhaps in reaction to the renewed quest for knowledge which had been forbidden to the public for centuries. As a result, the reintroduction
of ancient texts and stories into the mainstream began to shape and change perspectives, in the Arts, Sciences, even in the areas of Religion and Literature. As a result, one
can see these influences in two representative works from this era: "The Annunciation" Merode Altarpiece by Robert Campin, and the Holy Trinity, by Massaccio, a fresco from the Santa Maria
Novella. In order to understand how quickly this shift in perspectives was taking hold one has to understand what was going on during this time in history. The old
order of the Church had been challenged by Martin Luther and his influence was spreading throughout Europe. This was aided in part by the development of the printing press which
allowed the ancient texts to be viewed and studied by a wider audience than would have been possible a scant decade before. Most artists worked for a patron or
on commissioned pieces from wealthy nobles and merchants during this time. The Medici family, in Italy was the most noted for their generous support of the arts. As a result
of these influences, then, artists began to experiment with the old forms more. The rigidity of the art forms that they had been forced to adhere to were no longer
in place. As a result, then, one can begin to see the religious themes becoming more symbolic, the human bodies become less stylized and more human in appearance. The study
of nature was renewed and Greek/Roman themes and myths became popular again. If Classical styles were seen as being typically calm, harmonious, balanced, structured, and rational, then the Romantic period
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