Artists generally strove to create art that appeared natural, whereas artists were less inclined to disguise the contrived nature of art production.

Renaissance artists  generally strove to create art that appeared natural, whereas Mannerist  artists were less inclined to disguise the contrived nature of art production.

Explanation:

the language of nature was a manifestation from god as he said "let there be light" and there was light the world began to assume visible, comprehensible form.

what ever we know now think of the old vision of creation we can be sure that with out the speaking of word -without language- we would have no science today with its striking power to illuminate the world.