The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp

The oil on canvas painting, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp was done on 16th of January, 1632 by Rembrandt Harmenszoon.This painting demonstrates what was happening during the Renaissance because it shows people experimenting with new ideas, reflecting on anatomical knowledge and also proving that the Renaissance was the time for inquiry and reformation. Dissection was a part of the new ideas taking place in the Renaissance , this painting shows Dr.Tulp observing the human arm and it's function. The audience behind him looks very intrested in this subject .Before the Renaissance this would have never been allowed because the church would have been afraid if they were to be questioned about what they believed was the only answer, by Dr Tulp practicing dissection it shows that the church was loosing it's power, people could stray away and seek answers for themselves.This painting shows me that the people of the Renaissance had an interest in learning new things and exploring themselves.

Driving Forces of the Renaissance

Location and exploration was the driving force because it became a competition between countries, they all wanted more land so they colonized and discovered many things for example that the world was not flat and they brought their knowledge of earth back to their countries.
This happened because were starting to realize that the church was corrupt and could be easily bribed so they were not sure whether they information was true or not, they researched and explored to find out the truth for themselves.