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n.d.) was an active artisan from about 1394 to 1422. According to records, this work of art was created in either 1404 or 1414. Why are religious art forms so dominant in this period? The early renaissance was also a time when the Church of Rome and the Catholic religion dominated the lands. Affecting every aspect of life from political motivation, the social hierarchy, and of course, the stamping out of any ideas that went against the man made religion. Surprisingly, renaissance period also showed an explosion of the portrait and self portrait. A true gem to any collection this art form typically depicts people in wealthy circles in their time and a glimpse how life was lived. The next opportunity the reader has to view a portrait, take a moment to explore the surroundings of the person depicted. Illustrated in these works of art are several clues as to living conditions, material wealth, and attitude that can be determined. Artists were also notorious for including items that were symbolic of aspirations, life, and blessings with the subject person in the portrait.

The next item out of our time capsule is an exhibit from the Age of Baroque. The extraordinary piece is “An Angel Frees the Souls of Purgatory”. (Web Gallery of Art, n.d.) The artist, Lodovico Carracci, who painted this piece in 1610, is a depiction of an Angel sent from Heaven to rescue the lost souls in Purgatory. This is an example of a large volume of work done in this period representing the proliferation of the sciences and other discoveries that were bringing to the world new ideologies that were in direct conflict with the church. The Age of Baroque represents a slow departure of the people to embrace empirical data, and slowly to withdrawal from the

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