Question

Romanesque religious art has been described as scaring Christians into behaving well, while much Gothic art is seen as approachable and intimate. Use examples to agree or disagree with the above statement. In your opinion, which artistic style was more effective? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Gothic art was more efficient.

Explanation:

Both Roman and Gothic art had a strong religious influence. However, Roman art passed religious concepts in a rigid and unattainable way to citizen laguns. The deities were portraits of distant forms, unsocialized and available only to the most deserving.

Gothic art in turn showed religious concepts that were less elitist, more intimate and accessible. These concepts showed deities as friendly and ready ways to listen to those who invoked them. In short, the Gothic art left religion as a refuge for all the tormented.