Many protestants did not believe in icons or ornate churches, that’s why many protestant churches are arid and plain. medieval artisans portrayed god and biblical scenes but many thought that art was only there to serve the holy god
<span>you wrote for whoever would pay you (economic factor) </span>
Answer:
Brueghel's paintings have a lot of religious themes because the church paid for them
Explanation:
Renaissance was driven by the notion of humanism which downplayed the role of religion and dogma and gave an important role to the dignity and worth of the individuals, its influence on art emerge on the individual figure instead of symbols, greater realism and attention on details increasing the realism in human bodies and faces.
Brueghel is well known by his landscapes paintings in the 16th century he travelled to Italy and specialized in genre paintings, he also gives a great realism into his paintings although he also used to do religious paintings which in northern renaissance was common that’s why Brueghel's paintings have a lot of religious themes because the church paid for them.
