Impact Of “Rise of Burgher Class” On Art: Italian Renaissance Painting

Abstract

With the further development of Europe's overall economy, the seeds of capitalism began to appear, and cities also emerged. At the same time, the burgher class, the predecessor of the bourgeoisie, began to step onto the stage of history and began to transform society according to the needs of this class. The changes in the art of painting during the Italian Renaissance are closely related to the rise of the burgher class. The values advocated by the burgher class profoundly affected the painting art of this period, and the paintings also became the carrier of the new ideas of the Renaissance, then they further affected every member of society and embodied the social function of art. This article uses document analysis and work analysis methods to collect relevant historical materials and paintings, and conducts analysis based on the social background of the time, exploring the impact of the "rise of the burgher class " on art, and taking "Italian Renaissance painting art" for an example to explores the relationship between the two and clarifies that the class values advocated by the burgher class after the rise played a role in promoting the changes in the themes and connotations of paintings during this period.