ced typical classic appearance. The Gothic is the second style. The movement began in France from about 1200 to the fifth century A.D.E. Artworks of this time have a linear, graceful, elegant quality in their sculpture, architecture, and paintings. It was more naturalistic than the Romanesque artworkThe renaissance was the first period in Western history to give a specific name to them. Death, with the Black Plague and Crusades, and the corruption of both church and state during the Middle Ages brought on the desire for knowledge which lead to a rebirth of society in the Renaissance Era. During the Renaissance, the governmental structure of the smaller kingdoms grew in magnitude and potency. Investigation and opposition for the influence of encountered acreage funded political holdings as the world expanded along with the information accumulation. Furthermore typical of the Renaissance was growth in knowledge of music, literature, math, science, art, and discoveries of classical history. Important dates for this era are as follow: 1378 Great Schism between rival popes create the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches; 1517 - Martin Luther posts his thesis on the Wittenberg Cathedral door which begins the Reformation and Protestantism. Art in Northern Europe abandon the realm of the church during the Reformation Protestants and discarded the church icons focusing on genre that dealt with the common settings/themes. Subject matter while the art and architecture in Southern Europe becomes more ostentatious and icons flourish. Classical antiquity abounds in artistic compositions during the Renaissance. The political and religious strife has become apparent as religious art gives way to more naturalistic genres. Artists draw from the myths of the Greek and Roman eras, landscapes, and portrait painting is done along with religious art. However, the form and aliveness of the subject matter into tangible expression is a noted differe...
