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Tyree, Corey, and McCaig

The Creation of Adam The Creation of Adam is a beautiful creation made by one of the most famous Renaissance men ever, Michelangelo. **Intro should relate painting to period.** The painting is built on the ceiling of one of the most extravagant churches of all time the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was forced to lie on his back for 4 years on the ceiling of the chapel to paint this masterpiece because there was not the technology to allow him to stand on something. **relevance?** The painting portrays God reaching his right arm down to earth to give life to the first human, Adam. On the other lesser known parts of the ceiling depict the other 8 parts of the Genesis book in the bible. These paintings show that renaissance men were very religious because Michelangelo had to paint under unbearable conditions just so that he could make a church look beautiful. He didn’t have to paint the church but he felt an obligation to God to do it. Had it not been for the Christian church the renaissance may have never happened.   "The Creation of Adam." //Nyu.edu.// Web. 15 Jan. 2010.//Michelangelo | The Creation of Adam//. Web. 15 Jan. 2010.  **INCOMPLETE**

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1497. The Last Supper is a painting by the artist of Leonardo da Vinci. The Duke Lodovico Sforza told Leonardo to paint the painting for the dining hall of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. **The firsat two sentences are not good intro sentences, they do not explain the point of the paragraph.** This painting is important to the Renaissance time, because its message is very important to the Christian faith, which was the major religion of the Renaissance period. **Better intro** The painting represents Jesus’ last meal shared with his 12 disciples the night before his crucifixion or death. At the table Jesus presents his disciples with bread and wine, saying that the bread represented his body and the wine was his blood. He asked them to take them and drink and eat all of it in the remembrance of him. Another significant occasion at the last supper was that Jesus washed the feet of all his disciples and also asked them to wash each other’s feet, to show their love for one another. However, the scene that is being portrayed in Leonardo’s painting is when Jesus gives the news to his the disciples that one of them is going to betray him in the future. This is why the disciples appear to be shocked, outraged, frightened, horrified, and swooning. This painting is very important to the Renaissance period because it tells and expresses a very important religious story without having a single word in it.

Mitchell, L. L. "Last Supper." //Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia//. 2010. Grolier Online. 15 Jan. 2010 .

"Leonardo da Vinci. The Last Supper". __Olga's Gallery__. 15 Jan. 2010 .

The Birth of Venus by the well-know painter Sandro Botticelli depicts more than a goddess emerging from a sea shell, but represents the ideas and driving themes**be more specific** of the Renaissance. The title of the painting itself symbolizes the birth of a new culture and society, being the Renaissance. The fact that the human coming out of the sea shell is Venus, the goddess of love and beauty according to the Greeks and Romans, shows that the culture being born was sophisticated. The goddess is being blown towards land by Zephrys. Zephrys pushing Venus could represent the renaissance men who are fueling the birth of the Renaissance. Of their many qualities, these men where well educated in Greek and Roman literature, symbolized by the use of the Greco-Roman figure Venus. However, the most significant idea behind this piece of artwork is shown through the artistic style Botticelli chose to use. The way this painting is created represents the artist breaking away from typical art styles and using his own. This example of individualism is only one during the Renaissance where an artist frees himself from the influence of others and relies instead on his own resources. This represents how the Renaissance was powered by the encouragement of individualism and humanism; putting an emphasis on the individual thinking and making chooses for themselves.
 * Botticelli, Birth of Venus, c.1485-86.**

"Venus: Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty". Goddesses. 13 January, 2010 . "The Birth of Venus". Ocean's Bridge Art. 13 January 2010 .

The Creation of Adam, the First Supper, and The Birth of Venus are examples of artwork by men who changed the culture and society around them through their emphasis on religion and individualism. The first and second piece both teach us **no personal pronouns** about the importance that was put on religion at the time. These artists would paint for days and even years at a time trying to make their pieces look good in front of the eyes of God. Michelangelo painted for four years suspended in the air, painting the Sistine Chapel on his back because it was for God. Also, Leonardo Da Vinci created what many call the most famous painting of all time based off of a historical event in the Christian church, The Last Supper. As said earlier, it depicts an entire story from the **B**bible without speaking a word. Lastly, The Birth of Venus symbolizes not only the birth of the god of love but, the birth of a new age of life. Showing individualism that has never even been seen before, Sandro Botticelli created his style of painting just so he could satisfy the needs he felt were necessary to finish his painting. It also puts an emphasis on humanism, and the effects that an individual can have over a society. Through their artwork, some of the most prominent men during the Renaissance represented the sophistication of the new age, the emphasis on humanism and individualism, and the strong connection with religion and the Church.

Citations: 18/20 Picture Paragraphs: 24/30 Summary: 19/20 Total: 71/80**
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