Religion

The people of this time were a very religious people. This fact is expressed in their art. Renaissance art often depicts religious settings or events as the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as seen in the School of Pisa and the Masaccio. Religious influence is especially evident when one looks at the roof of the Sistine Chapel. The sheer magnitude of the cost of the painting is evidence of the importance of religious paintings. Many of the other paintings depict Angel like images interacting with the people. The people are also often dressed in Roman clothes, as the Renaissance period sought to bring back the old ways. Many of the scenes depict Jesus and his disciples such as in the Adoration of the Magi. Overall, it seems that the people of the Renaissance period were most focused on the like, death, and resurrection of Jesus as a focus of their religious beliefs. These religious beliefs affected the art that was not specifically about religious acts. In the paintings of justice and injustice, one can see angels on the side of justice as well as people having plentiful lives. On the side of injustice, one can see people dying on what seems to be a very distasteful terrain that is reminiscent of hell. This exemplifies their affinity for religious beliefs in terms of right and wrong. Since these images are seen on many important buildings and structures, it is easy to see that Christianity was the most important thing in the lives of people in that era.