(H) No matter today or in the past, art tells us about ourselves and what we are thinking. (T) It is evident that thought is portrayed in art whereas it is able to capture philosophy as it transforms from era to era. (MS1) In the Dark Ages, St. Augustine's concept of an ugly and sinful world was portrayed in Old St. Peter's Church. (MS2) Neo-Platonism arose in the Middle Ages, giving the belief of a good inside of each human being, symbolically shown in Gothic art where light is the main focus. (MS3) Finally in the Renaissance, we have a rebirth of past ideas from Islam presenting to us new tools to make even better pieces of art.
The math skills introduced by the Muslims will contribute to the beauty of architecture. Brunelleschi was able to take Giotto's technique of linear perspective and perfect it with this math. Unfortunately, he did not publish his findings and left that to Alberti. The contributions of these mathematicians were the reinforcements of the amazing building created such as the Great Mosque of Samara. It is a proportional minaret that is 52 meters tall, which requires a lot of complicated math to plan and structure. As a mosque, it was a religious place for prayer but structurally, it was built with careful planning and complicated calculations. Thus, here we see a perfect blend of religion and the math of science.
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