Humanism the renaissance and m
Humanism the renaissance and mHumanism
The introduction of the concept of humanism greatly affected
the Renaissance. The Humanistic influence shaped Renaissance
art, writing, education and thinkers, its ideas were spread among
all aspects of life. Machiavelli�s writings during the
Renaissance were also affected by the ideas of humanism. His
ideas reflect the thoughts of humanism in the way he thought
governments and societies should be organized.
Humanism�s influence on art was very obvious, it could be
seen slowly infiltrating all art throughout the Renaissance. At
the begging of the Renaissance, most art was very dark and
dismal. The works portrayed people doing very menial labor, the
people did not seem happy and their clothing was very plain. As
the Renaissance progressed and humanism�s influence was more felt
the paintings used lighter colors, the people in them were
smiling and their clothing many times included gold trim or
accents. The late Renaissance art also has a larger focus on
religion, as humanism inspired people in many forms by the use of
religion.
Humanism came about with the idea that a person should have
a very rounded education covering many aspects of society
especially history, geometry, and art. During the renaissance as
the ideas of humanism spread, especially in its educational
sense, more schools and universities were erected and a much
higher percentage of people were formally educated. The
universities helped many people become educated, and their
education helped all of society because many of them went on to
challenge their teacher�s rash observations of the world and make
great discoveries. This proliferation of education was also
helped by...
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