Robin Burden answered
Humanism affected art in many interesting ways:
Essentially, this 'attitude' can be described as a refocusing of values - where society began drifting away from the Catholic-driven ideas of the Middle Ages, and where appreciation of classical (ancient Greek and Roman) art and philosophy came back into fashion.
The effect that this had was pretty big. In fact, the fallout is what we now call the 'Renaissance', a French word that means 'rebirth'.
In terms of artistic change - the biggest thing that humanism brought about was a more secular approach.
Although artists were still regularly commissioned by the Church, and paintings still depicted biblical scenes - there was a new emphasis upon the human element as well.
Anatomical correctness become an important part of Renaissance art - you only need to see Michelangelo's David to see what I mean. Previously, depicting a naked man (or even dedicating so much time to replicating the human form) would have been seen as blasphemous.
Human emotion and feeling also began seeping back into art, as did the mythological traditions of Roman paganism.
- It changed the subject matter of art
- It influenced the way humans were portrayed in art
- Artists began paying more attention to human traits and the human anatomy in their artistic interpretations
Essentially, this 'attitude' can be described as a refocusing of values - where society began drifting away from the Catholic-driven ideas of the Middle Ages, and where appreciation of classical (ancient Greek and Roman) art and philosophy came back into fashion.
The effect that this had was pretty big. In fact, the fallout is what we now call the 'Renaissance', a French word that means 'rebirth'.
In terms of artistic change - the biggest thing that humanism brought about was a more secular approach.
Although artists were still regularly commissioned by the Church, and paintings still depicted biblical scenes - there was a new emphasis upon the human element as well.
Anatomical correctness become an important part of Renaissance art - you only need to see Michelangelo's David to see what I mean. Previously, depicting a naked man (or even dedicating so much time to replicating the human form) would have been seen as blasphemous.
Human emotion and feeling also began seeping back into art, as did the mythological traditions of Roman paganism.
