The Northern Renaissance was more integrated with Christianity. Learning of the Classical languages was used for better translating the Bible. People studied Classical literature in its relation to the Bible and art was predominantly focused on Christianity and its themes. The Northern Renaissance is more tied into Christianity than the Italian Renaissance.

One of the productions of the Renaissance was literature, particularly letters. One letter shows how people used their own mind to write about different things and not only about religion. The letter, written by Petrarch in 1362 to his friend Boccaccio offered rea

Another aspect that changed during the Renaissance was art. In the Vatican there are two famous frescos which were painted by Raphael. The first fresco is The School of Athens which shows major Greek philosophers. The second fresco which is on the opposing wall is the Disputa which depicts the great Christian theologians of various eras. “The placement of these two frescos symbolizes values characteristic of the Renaissance; glorification of pagan culture without rejecting Christianity”. (pg. 278) The artists still painted using some Christian themes that are visible in the painting, but the have also used other historical events or figures. The painters did not turn their back on the church totally, but it was not their only focus. Another famous painter from Northern Europe was Jan van Eyck who painted The Betrothal of the Arnolfini. “Thus this painting is both a realistic depiction of two individuals with personalities in a natural setting and symbolic representation of the meanings of marriage in the fifteenth century and its religious implications”. (pg. 279) Jan van Eyck painted people in his painting very realistically and with an expression through which one could tell what they were feeling during that time. The paintings were more focused on the people than religion. The people in his paintings were more realistic instead of being painted perfect. This is different form the medieval period because the only focus at that time was the church and not the people. He did paint a few religious symbols in the painting to show that peop

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