The Renaissance, a name which translates from French as "rebirth," was a revival of the Classical values that had been abandoned during the Middle Ages in favor of religious devotion and obedience to the Catholic Church.
Rome was the center of the Renaissance, as the ruins of the former empire reminded the changing capital of its former artistic and architectural greatness. Renaissance painters revived the fresco technique that had first developed in ancient times. Sculptors,...
The Renaissance, a name which translates from French as "rebirth," was a revival of the Classical values that had been abandoned during the Middle Ages in favor of religious devotion and obedience to the Catholic Church.
Rome was the center of the Renaissance, as the ruins of the former empire reminded the changing capital of its former artistic and architectural greatness. Renaissance painters revived the fresco technique that had first developed in ancient times. Sculptors, particularly Michelangelo, restored Classical sculptural techniques.
As during the Classical era, there was no longer shame of the body, but a celebration of its beauty and an interest in its inner workings. In addition to creating his own sculptures, notably a modest, bronze David, Leonardo Da Vinci also studied anatomy. His drawing of Vitruvian Man is an anatomical study, but also applies the principles of harmony that would be used in sculpture and architecture.
Renaissance artists and thinkers believed that attention to harmony, as well as a valorization of humanity and its vision could solve artistic problems. Rationalism could solve the problems of civilization. This meant that one had to rely less on the Church and more on one's ability to think independently. Humanism encompassed these beliefs in rationalism and the beauty of humanity, which contrasted with the Church's belief that people were inherently sinful and needed Scripture for guidance.
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