Reading from The Humanistic Traditions (Faith, Reason , and Power In

Reading from The Humanistic Traditions (Faith, Reason , and Power In
the Early Modern world. Ch 20

The Baroque era was full of ambiguity and change the started the
beginning of self-expression through art, music and religion. The start
of the change came primarily through religion and the reformation of
Christianity, which created different philosophies among the Roman
Catholics. The spread of Christianity all over the world started the
emergence of the Baroque style in the early 17th Century. The change
from High Renaissance art to this new style has very subtle changes
that where not very apparent initially. The change came in the form of
self-expression through religious works. From Leonardo Da Vinci’s work
during the High Renaissance era to Gianlorenzo architecture of the
early baroque era religions is the central focus of most of the art.
One of the changes that is apparent during this new era was the
necessity to hold large amounts of people, which is seen in the
architecture of colonnade and piazza of Saint Peter’s. The reading was
very descriptive for each piece of art, but still leaves the era open
for a lot of interpretation.