One thing that I have wondered about with regard to the relationship between
art and science and particularly with respect to art (either concurrently or
predating) addressing the issues of science is the mismatch we have between
Renaissance art and science. As wonderful as the art was (is), the art
was more conservative than the science with respect to heliocentrism and
the implications of that philosophically. I sometimes wonder whether the
later art (stretching the human form) was in part a conservative reaction
to the concept of heliocentrism. I wonder whether there were artists who
accepted the concept but who did not create such work, as private and church
sponsored commissions would not be given to such work.
JanW, [log in to unmask]