In the book castle diary What does Mark's reaction to the death of Gilbert, Earl of Hertford on page 50, show about life and death in the Middle Ages?

he really wasn't upset

Explanation:

it didn't really bother him that much he said ¨ Well its common¨¨

classical and renaissance ideals. he mainly focused in historical paintings, so you could also say that he drew his artistic inspiration from the bible, since he depicted and painted many scenes from it.