Throughout history the styles, techniques, and messages of art changed. In Medieval times art was used strictly for religious purposes. The art was mostly two-dimensional and was not focused on the looks of the art but instead, the message. However, during the Renaissance, as the church began to decline more non-religious artworks began to appear. The Renaissance artwork was more focused on the proportion, style, and realism, borrowing many of their techniques and styles from Greek and Roman artists. Art does indeed reflect life, but mostly from a religious and stylistic standpoint. An example of a Medieval work of art is, The Epiphany, by Giotto. The Epiphany is a religious scene that displays Mary is lying down and looking over the newborn baby Jesus. This work of art displays a lot of characteristics of Medieval art, the artwork is of a scene from the bible that many of the artists of this time period painted or drew. The Epiphany lacks proportion, it looks as if Mary is lying above the manger, but it is supposed to look like she is lying next to the manger and looking over him. This work of art represents…show more content… There are many different versions of Madonna and Child by different artists. The reflects the importance of this religiously focused artwork. In Duccio’s Madonna and Child there are many aspects that show a transition from Medieval art to Renaissance art. Madonna, also known as Mary, has very long, stretched, and unproportional body parts. Another part of the artwork that shows transition between the two periods is the baby Jesus. The baby kind of looks like a tiny man, there is no youthfulness in his face, and his feet are huge and are not proportional to the rest of the painting. But he has very detailed clothing and the clothing almost looks as if it was draped and there are realistic creases. Detail like that was very uncommon in Medieval
