What Is Humanism In The Renaissance

The start of Renaissance during the 14th century was associated with Humanism. Humanism started as a movement which emphasized the importance of human beings; their spirituality, their value as human beings based on philosophy and their standing as an individual and as a group. It was backed up by logical explanations, and also by the fact that knowledge came from experience. It was an achieved realization that acquired knowledge and experience were preferred over established beliefs. From that time when Humanism evolved, it became a common subject for Renaissance art during the 15th and the 16th century. Giotto di Bondone, widely known as the first Renaissance painter was the first one to use a naturalistic approach when it came to representation

The artists moved away from the darkness and into the light, massing their paintings with lush landscapes of nature, provoking the viewers to think and observe and feel and experience rather than believing in all that was already established. For example, in Mona Lisa, Lenoardo Da Vinci focused on the expression of a woman, whose identity neither served as nobility nor an icon. She’s portrayed to wear no jewels, nor do her plain black clothes signify any kind of wealth or position. In fact Leonardo has portrayed this mere woman; casting light on her face with his exemplary skill, focusing on her expression more than anything else, unveiling the actuality that whoever this woman is, be it a peasant or a noble; the fact of the matter is that as an individual she is seated alone, looking at the viewer in the eye, an offence that was at the time was that a woman was not supposed to look at a man directly in the eye. It stands without reason that Leonardo meant to convey the individuality of this woman without the trappings of the power that was held on every woman of the society during that time, forcing the viewer to observe this woman as a distinct human being, just the way she

The most important manifestation of the Renaissance art and architecture is The Tempietto, which was designed by one of most renowned architect of the day, Donato d’Angelo Bramante in 1502. It’s funny how a small building such as The Tempietto could hold so much fascination. It stands to mark the crucifixion of St. Peter giving the message that the office of papacy began with St. Peter himself. The structure of this building entails a round dome which tells us that Bramante borrowed the idea from Early Christian tradition, bringing back the feel of the ancient round structures that had long been lost. The building brings to attention Bramante’s love for geometry. It is not lost to the visitors that the structure itself brings the revival of the antiquity and in itself is the reflection of the perfection of heaven. The steps, the podium and the columns lead to the circular dome, which strives for perfection in an infinite way, clawing the onlooker’s attention to the perfection of the geometry used to represent the flawlessness of the world beyond. The circular dome also reflects the idea that the world is spherical, and that it could represent the infiniteness of the realm. The idea was that the visitor would feel closer to God, one step ahead, closer to heaven. It also connects with the fact that the taste for perfection had