How Does Art Mirror Society?

The piece of art I have chosen is "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp" by Rembrandt, this is an oil on canvas painting, painted in 1632. This painting shows what is happening during the renaissance by showing the ordinary people looking over the shoulder of a scientist dissecting a body. This only started to happen during the renaissance, and this shows the people's reaction to it. The facial expressions of the scientist show that he is showing the group of eager people what he's doing. Everyone is looking very excited like they are new to this subject. The man who's doing the dissection shows that he is practiced at this art.