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A 4 page discussion of the changes experienced in Venetian art during the Renaissance. Although much of Venetian art conformed to the strict religious theme imposed by the Church during this period, Venice's geographic location allowed a certain latitude and resulted in the evolution of distinctive art style. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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were related to a number of factors. One of the most important of these was the heavy influence of the Church. From the Middle Ages to the time
of Reformation, religion was the driving force in philosophy and practically every other aspect of life. The concept of papal primacy (the belief that the Roman Catholic Church had
precedence over other churches and beliefs simply as a God given right) was a large shaper of art, artistic creation and other aspects of Venetian society. Christianity would heavily
influence practically every aspect of life in Venice during the Middle Ages. A person was baptized at birth by the Church, married in the Church, and buried by the
Church (Raymo, 1994; Hazard, 1964). Even art was influenced by the Church. Christianity, in fact, had a tremendous impact on both art and artistic creativity. Never-the-less, Venice
occupied a unique position in this period, a position which allowed her to deviate to a degree from the strict religious theme insisted on by the Church.
The relationship between art and the Church was particularly interesting in the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a time of specific change. Morris (1997), for
example, observes even subtle changes in the dress of the Pope between the Renaissance and preceding years. Osmond (1998) defines the term "Renaissance" as being coined in the nineteenth
century to describe the art revival that began: "in Italy in the fourteenth century, flourished
in the fifteenth, and in the sixteenth reached apogee and then crisis in Italy while it spread through most of Europe".
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