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Expert: Samil Molina - 10/26/2009
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How was humanism reflected in Renaissance thought and art?
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I do want to apologize for giving you such a late response to your answer.
Let me start by saying that Humanism affirms the dignity and worth humanity, based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal human qualities, particularly rationality, without resorting to the supernatural or alleged divine authority from religious texts or otherwise. You will see that in Renaissance sculpture, particularly Michelangelo's. The human body is perfect, no flaws. Look at Michelangelo's 'David' and 'Bacchus'; here we see an idealized view on man. Man (when I say "Man" I been humanity), is the measure of all things. This differs from Realism, where the artist shows things are they are, Humanist and Idealist show things as they should be. Men are usually portrayed with superhuman strength. You will find that Humanists did not believe that Man was just some "pawn" in the universe, they believed that morality was not found through god or gods and they were strong proponents of logic, reason, mathematics and geometry. If you are looking at paintings in the Renaissance era, you'll see a harmony of lines and symmetry, idealized beauty, usually a subject matter that is non-religious as well.
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