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    During the sixteenth century, Europe was undergoing changes and developing two artistic styles, as well as a religious situation. These styles were known as the Northern Renaissance and late mannerism, also encountered by Reformation, which separated religious unity. During the Reformation, hostile groups known as Protestants were formed against the church because they wanted a complete renovation of the church and Roman Catholics. Late mannerism emerged at the end of the century and had little

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    Ms. Cooper Art Appreciation 15 October 2017 Humanism has played a very large role in history. The Middle Ages was a period in time where religion flourish and everything was based on what the church declared. This “religious fervor” was challenged by logical and secular thoughts and the new philosophical movement called “Humanism” was born. Humanism focused on the secular way of life, they focused on the truth and pursue intellectual inquiry. HUmanism rediscovered the Greek and Roman classical culture

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    The Renaissance was an era of “rebirth”. It was a period that followed the Middle Ages. During the 14th to late 16th century, the Greco-Roman culture was known to be reborn and European civilization sparked immensely. Europe transformed in many of its features such as art, literature, architecture, science, and technology. The Catholic Church also had an effect during the Renaissance era, and contributed to the development and emergence of culture. Achievements were significant during this time and

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    During the Renaissance, new revolutionary ideas began to develop. These ideas were known as humanism.Humanism is the idea that the interests, values, and dignity of an individual are a priority. The development of these humanistic philosophies was the first time in history that the unlimited potential of a person was appreciated.Renaissance Humanism between the 14th and 17th centuries impacted European art, literature, and society. Many events led up to the development of humanism. The signing of

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    The Renaissance was a period in Europe that occurred from 1350 to 1550. A lot of the knowledge lost during the collapse of the Roman Empire was rediscovered in Europe, leading to the term Renaissance, which means "rebirth". This "rebirth" of classical knowledge occurred over multiple centuries and started in Italy. In the City of Florence, there was a family called the Medici's. The Medici's were a powerful banking family who dominated Florence and branches in other cities until their bank failed

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    The Renaissance, a gorgeous, outstanding, time period of many greats, and brave noble men and woman. Wouldn’t you like to know more? The Renaissance had many artist like Leonardo da Vinci, and many other great discoveries such as the human body. Humanism influenced many people in different ways through literature, and astronomy. Literature topics were viewed differently after humanism, because of the help through the printing press, making it more available to read literature, and also through

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    well as Italy witnessed a serious revival of drawing accompanied by sculpture, painting and architecture. This revival was termed as the Renaissance. The revival effected major changes onto the representation of pictorial space on these two regions. These changes on that occurred on pictorial space representation were mostly driven by new idea of “Humanism”. Humanism philosophy practically outwitted religious and secular belief. As a result, the philosophy shifted a lot f importance to the dignity and

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    Humanism and the Renaissance + Protestant Reformation = Scientific Revolution Kelly McCabe CCM Summer Session III Professor Pilant Term Paper CCM Summer Session III 2012 Early Modern European History Term Paper The later Middle Ages is characterized as a time of great transition and advancement, especially pertaining to areas of politics, economics, art and intellect. A new trend towards the pursuit of new knowledge

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    Discuss how Renaissance ideals of humanism are expressed in the Italian art of the period, referring to specific works and artists. During the fourteenth century Italy witnessed notable changes, which throughout the next couple of centuries extended towards northern Europe. This was later described as the "Renaissance", "the cultural achievements through sixteenth centuries; those achievements rest on the economic and political developments of earlier centuries". (Western Society, 413) This was

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    Humanism is the intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the humanities, which include grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history. Humanities were very important during the Renaissance and still are today. As the power of the Catholic Church decreased, many people turned away from religious morality and focused on studies of the liberal arts to prepare for life. As a result of this, humanism influenced the whole continent of Europe. Along with literature, art was

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