How does art mirror society?

One of the word's most famous artist and sculptors is Michelangelo di Buonarroti because of his works of art in the Sistine Chapel. Modern day tourists flock to the Chapel to experience the life like work of this Renaissance artist. The ceiling of the Chapel depicts biblical stories from the book of Genesis. The Creation of Adam is the 4th panel in the ceiling's work of art it was commissioned by Pope Julius II. The piece itself shows God breathing life into Adam and was the last of the works to be completed on the ceiling in 1511.

The life like body of Adam shows movement and realism never before depicted in paintings. It shows the human form more clearly explained than would be explained to medical university students of the time. It is fluid in its form and reaches out and touches the viewer with life, like God breathing breath onto the painting itself. The artist of the Renaissance were famous for their depictions the human form and anatomy. Focusing on small details like the shape of our forehead and pelvis. The study of Michelangelo pushed beyond the classical sculptures of past works. He was an artist, philosopher, architect and poet. Who wanted to understand the human form in every detail and show this in his works. The Creation of David is a fresco piece painted on damp plaster using a variety of brush strokes and vibrant colors. It was often re touched due to the damp plaster and sponging effects on the vibrancy of the work. Michelangelo built his own scaffolding and painted the work creating a 3 dimensional image of God and Adam joining in the giving of life. Michelangelo influenced future artists by creating his idealistic form of the human body and their complex posses. The developments and understanding of mathematics in the Renaissance helped artist to view human nudes in new complex ways. And with advancement in learning came the theory that artists who pushed ideas in their works of art with individualism were now considered great and respected. This social view now would set the way for many future artists to push boundaries and for tourists viewing the Sistine Chapel to look at Michaelangelo works with whatever opinions and beliefs they wanted.