While the Master of Liesborn wants people to remember Jesus Christ’s crucifixion his art, there is a larger truth he is trying to make within it. The Crucifixation of Christ symbolizes sacrifice, and without any sort of sacrifice, societal change is not possible. Liesborn wants society to understand the significance of Jesus's sacrifice and feel the both the burdens and heavy emotions Jesus felt by making those sacrifices. By looking at this art piece, Liesborn hopes individuals will find a deeper appreciation of Christ and his influence on their lives.

On a scale from 1 to 5, I give this art a 3 for its uniqueness. Although the Renaissance was a time period were people shied away from religious art, there were still ample amounts of art depicting Christianity. With that being said, the subject of Leisborn's art is relatively ordinary. What makes his art most unique, however, is the way he created his art. Most art created during the Renaissance were paintings or cultures; however, this art was a mosaic formed out of altarpieces. This technique tied in with the significance of Christ in the modern-day which I felt really added to piece and made it unique.

On a scale from 1 to 5, I give this art a 4. The most attractive feature to this painting is the visual texture. The broken up altarpieces indicate how Christ’s story is still a part of the modern world. The colors that pop out the most are the green crown and crimson red blood dripping down Jesus’s face. While all the other colors are pretty bland (i.e., indicating the ordinary and human physical features of Christ) these eye-catching colors highlight the most significant part of Christ’s story and why it is important for society to remember this part of his story.

On a scale from 1 to 5, I give this painting a 4.5 in terms of uniqueness. Usually, I find a generally monochromatic piece boring and lack creativity; however, these colors were beautiful and I felt like they really added to the mystery of the painting itself. I also felt like the scorpion and naked man and woman played a huge role in the uniqueness of the painting because they aren't usually the main focal points of paintings I see. In terms of uniqueness, the elements of the Renaissance painting lacked imagination and mystery unlike this painting. I have never seen any other painting like this one before, which I think makes it really special.

The title of this painting is
"Buddhadharma Fever" indicates their might be elements in this piece depicting Buddhist beliefs. The word "buddha-dharma" is a Buddhist idea that holds life is permeated with suffering caused by desire; if desire ceases so does suffering and enlightenment, joy and wisdom will be restored. The naked man and woman— in a bedroom— probably indicate the desire of sex or lust, and the scorpion indicates their suffering. My guess is the fulfilled intent of this piece is a commentary on lust and suffering in accordance to Buddhist beliefs. However, I still find the position and sizing of the scorpion, man, and woman perplexing. Maybe the room symbolizes the house of God and the painting is implying desire leads to eternal suffering. In the end, the fulfilled intent of this piece of art was much more difficult to uncover as I could neither relate to the Buddhist symbolism of this piece nor form an accurate interpretation of the painting's elements.

On a scale from 1 to 5, I give this painting a 3 in terms of beauty. What I like most about this painting is the color choice. The complementary yellows, oranges, and red are stand out against the rest of this painting which draws attention and focus to the viewer. By coupling with these vibrant colors, the textures of this painting really add to the painting. However, what I disliked about this painting was both the proportions and framing of its elements. The eyecatcher of this painting should be the scorpion grasping on the naked man and woman. However, because of their microscopically small size and position at the bottom of the painting, I can't help but feel these flaws not only tarnished the beauty of the original painting but also kept me from understanding the true meaning of the piece. I think the Renaissance piece was more beautiful because I could relate to it and understand its elements more.

Humanism was an intellectual movement during the Renaissance that renewed the belief in the value and power of the individual. Humanism believed in two things: individualism and secularism. Humanism allowed individuals to have more religious freedom in tfrom the Church in terms of thinking and do for themselves rather than what the Church teaches. When Constaninople fell to the Ottoman's in 1453, ample amounts of ancient texts flooded throughout Europe where ancient philosophical ideas became more available to everyone. With more people demanding the want to be able to read these texts, education flourished throughout Europe, and these texts became the foundation for Renaissance education. In terms of art, humanism allowed artists to turn away from art depicting religion and rather towards portraits of people. By being a patron to the arts and spending money on one's own portrait, wealthy individuals not only supported local artists but also flaunted their wealth and inspired others to do so as well. All in all, humanism inspired a new way of thinking for individuals by allowing people to receive an education in multiple fields— other than religion— and share their own ideas and interests with others. This facts still stands true today.

There are several reasons why the Renaissance was a time period full of new artists. One reason is that Renaissance was a time period full of wealth. Patronages made it capable for artists to get paid to do art and spread their ideas to other artists. Another reason is because of the spread of the idea, humanism. Humanism changed the way education was taught. It inspired people to know more that just reading, writing, and reasoning skills—the Renaissance was a time period where people learned the arts! By putting heavy emphasis on art, writing, and music, etc. humanism made the Renaissance a time period that was full of new artists. Without having a high concentration of wealth and these newly-founded values, the Renaissance would not have reached its full potential.

One humanist idea that still exists today is Machavellianism. This idea came from Machaivelli's book, The Prince, and refers to a personality trait in which one sees him/herself so inflicted with their own wants and needs they will manipulate, exploit, and deceive anyone if it means he/she will reach their goals. The last two humanistic ideas are secularism and individualism, which work hand-in-hand. Secularism is the idea of separating oneself from the church, and individualism is built around the idea of developing independency and having the freedom to choose what you want to do.

I believe humanism still exists today. Today, education is taught where children and young adults can learn about a variety of subjects whether that be social studies, reading, writing, math, or science. With this information, one can see that how education is taught today is very similar to how education was taught during the Renaissance. A student who takes human anatomy, art class, and likes to read would be considered the modern Renaissance man. Another reason why humanism exists today is because of the humanistic ideas, secularism and individualism, that are one of the many staples of modern American culture. Because Americans live in an individualistic society where they are independent and don't have to adhere to collective needs of society, the individuality and freedom humanism encourages is still distinguished today. This is also true for secularism, the other humanistic belief. In today's society, the Church has no control over how education is taught or how people think because secularism separated the church from state.

Although I don't think all of the world is living in a Renaissance, I think America is. Humanism beliefs like secularism, individualism, and Machiavellism are all still present in today's society. American politics are built around Machiavellism as all politicians are competitive enough to exploit their competitors at all means. For example, if you think back to the 2016 presidential election, you can remember how President Trump repeatedly exploited Hillary Clinton and her breach of character concerning wiki links. President Trump used Machiavellism to put him ahead and in the end, it had a huge payoff as he won the 2016 presidential election. Another reason why we are still living in a Renaissance is because of individualism. In today's society, both men and women have the freedom in America to do what they want to do. Of course, American culture wasn't always like this but new ideas of gender roles amongst men and women heavily changed throughout the 20th century— especially during WWII where women and racial minorities had to take the jobs of the men away at war. Like the rebirth of new ideas in the Renaissance, the new ideas of gender, race, etc. that exist in today's society support the change of thinking that existed in the Renaissance. In terms of education, we are definitely living in a Renaissance because the subjects taught (and how they are) during the Renaissance are still taught today. While artists today may not be artists like Donatello or Michelangelo, patronages still exist today whether that be through the form of going to concerts, supporting artists on social media, or buy an artist's product.