Humanism is an ideology which increased in popularity during the Renaissance. The humanistic ideology developed from the increased interest in classical (greek, roman, and latin) texts during the late stages of the transition period between the medieval and renaissance periods. The ideology began in Florence, Italy and began to spread into the rest of Europe in the 16th century. The humanistic ideology places emphasis on “human dignity, beauty and potential” (New World Encyclopedia). This ideology places less emphasis on the church and more emphasis on the ability of an individual person. Humanism had vast influence on many aspects of renaissance culture. In music the compositions became more varied and had more movement. The compositions shifted away from a clerical sound to one more focused on entertainment. In art there was an increased placement of anagogic figures in non-anagogic space. There is also an increased value and importance shown to the human body with multiple detailed drawings being created from artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci. There is an increased emphasis on the beauty of a person which would have been considered humbiris in the past. There is also an increased presence of Roman and Greek architecture which not only a depiction of the interest in greek and roman classical scholars, but also a shift away from christian religion into the presence of a pagan religion in art. In philosophy and education there is an increase importance of truth, reason, and logic.

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“Humanism.” New World Encyclopedia. Jan 19, 2018. Accessed March 8, 2018