What it the relationship between Italian renaissance art and humanism?

Answer 1

Italian Renaissance art reflected the principles of humanism. Humanism developed durng the Renaissane and placed less emphasis on God and more emphasis on the achievements of man. Humanists believed that all old doctrine, including previously widely-accepted doctrine from respected philosophers, should be brought under scrutiny and reevaluated to see if it is correct or has relevance to their society.
As said before, humanists were not as concerned about God as society was. Rather, they placed more value upon the achievements of the individual. This was reflected in their encouraging people to engage in the studia humanitas, or human studies, which were, more or less, liberal arts and all of the important disciplines, notably science, and to amass knowledge that would make the individual better.
This was reflected in Renaissance art because the Italian painters did not paint as many scenes of Biblical stories, nor did they paint pictures of the supernatural as much. They began to paint pictures of scientists, Greek philosophers, and other humans engaged in the studia humanitas. One notable example is Raphael Sanzio's School of Athens, in which he depicts many of the famous Greek philosophers reasoning together in some sort of temple. Another is Leonardo Da Vinci, who studied science and drew parts of the skeletal system, the muscular system, and ideas for inventions.

Answer 2

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