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Humanism Revival of antiquity (Greco-Roman)
Most prominent in philosophy, art, architecture, and literature Strong belief in individualism and the potential of humans
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Favored Cicero, Livy, Virgil, and Plato
Liberal arts education (Grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, philosophy) Tended to be lay dominated, but humanists by-and-large remained deeply Christian
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Secularism “How beautiful is youth How fast it flies away
Youths and maids-enjoy today Of tomorrow, nothing is certain” Lorenzo de’ Medici
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Secularism: A focus on the here and now Fit nicely with Humanism
DID NOT mean ‘atheism’ DID mean ‘worldly’ (but God still reigned supreme)
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Botticelli: The Birth of Venus
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Botticelli: Primavera
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper
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Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa
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Michelangelo: Pieta
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Michelangelo: The Creation
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Titian: Venus of Urbino
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Titian: The Three Ages of Man
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