This paper will be discussing a time period in southern and northern Europe called the Renaissance. Some topics that will come up include the transformation of a new form of art, what the importance of humanism was, and the artist that were prevalent during this time.
The Renaissance is defined as the "Rebirth". The "Rebirth" that is spoken about is the revived interest in the art and ideas of classical Greece and Rome. This was a period of new and renewed understanding which intern transformed the medieval world. The Renaissance was the break of light that peered through and broke the dark ages. During this time you see very similar characteristics as you do in early Greek and Roman art pieces.
An artistic movement during the Renaissance was Humanism. Humanism is the new philosophical, literary, and artistic movement. This movement also rediscovered the classical literature and painting characteristics of Greece and Rome. During Humanism, the focus shifted from God and the hereafter to humankind and the here and now. What is meant by this is that in art God and religious figures become more proportionate. Scale also came in effect while interrupting religious figures in art. Another example of Humanism during this period is that it was .
the first time that someone painted Christ in his weakened and deathly state.
The Renaissance originated in Italy. It is know that the Renaissance was and artistic and intellectual development in which the Italian city-states were aided by a flourishing economy, set against a divided and chaotic political background. Italian architects, sculptors, and painters sought to integrate Christian spiritual traditions with the rational ordering of physical life in earthly space. Also during this time artists began an intense study of anatomy and light, and applied geometry to the logical construction, just as they did in Greece and Rome. Some forms that were reborn were nudes, which became a major subject of art.