What Role Did Humanism Play In Art

what the artists of the time value in art (survival, record, religion, utility, perfection, symbolism, knowledge, experimentation, etc)

Renaissance:

After the middle ages, a revolutionary Art movement was about to happen, this movement happened in Europe, it started in Italy in the late 13th century, many artists wanted to bring back the Ancient Greek and Roman culture, many artists were inspired from these cultures to make Art, artist, and scientist from other European Countries (including Germany) traveled to Italy, and were influenced by this movement too. The Catholic Church played an important role during this movement, along with the government and wealthy people contributed economically to fund artwork. It is important to mention that

During the 15th century humanism became more understandable for all people, it becomes popular and even the upper-class admired humanism ideas. In the mid-16th-century humanism ends, the Reformation or protestant movement began, the Reformation ideas started to affect Humanism until it lost most of its power.

Protestant Reformation: the protestant reformation was the religious, intellectual, political and cultural revolution that separated Catholic Europe. Some of the reformers from this movement included Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VII, they questioned the way Catholic Church practiced the religion. Types of Art in the Northern Renaissance

Art from Northern Europe was characterized for being more realistic, the artist tried to create a 3d illusion on their paintings, in addition, new oil paint blends were created this lead to the use of oil on canvas, it was also focused on the Christian religion and was inspired in ancient Greek and Roman art. Also, the invention of the printing press had a huge impact, the German Renaissance was also characterized for its graphic arts and