The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt Van Rijn is a 1632 oil painting. When Rembrandt was only 25 he painted this painting, therefore he was still experimenting with all the different art techniques and methods. This piece of art was a reflection of what was happening during the Renaissance because, at that time people were experimenting with new ideas and were searching for ideas by themselves along with observing their surroundings. Rembrandt shows this in his painting by the Doctor who looks to be teaching a room of observers about the anatomy of the human arm and the observers themselves who look to be questioning the physics and built of the arm. Both of these things relate to the Renaissance because by questioning ideas and thoughts, they were forced to dig deeper and actually get a full understanding of the idea/knowledge that they have. This tells me that the people in the Renaissance were interested in learning new things and exploring themselves and the objects around them, as well as having quite a lot of knowledge about the human body. Just like how to rediscover ancient Roman and Greek ideas, people had to look for answers themselves and observe their surroundings. With that knowledge they were able to expand their boundaries with art and architecture and teach others about their new findings. Overall, all these art works have revealed to us the truth about the renaissance that we would have never found out if we didn't look deeper and question what is surrounding us.
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