Humanism• Revival of antiquity (Greco-

Roman)

• Most prominent in philosophy, art, architecture, and literature

• Strong belief in individualism and the potential of humans

• 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

Secularism“How beautiful is youth How fast it flies away Youths and maids-enjoy today Of tomorrow, nothing is certain”

Lorenzo de’ Medici

Secularism:

• A focus on the here and now

• Fit nicely with Humanism

• DID NOT mean ‘atheism’

• DID mean ‘worldly’ (but God still reigned supreme)

Botticelli: The Birth of Venus

Botticelli: Primavera

Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci:

Mona Lisa

Michelangelo: Pieta

Michelangelo: The Creation

Titian: Venus of Urbino

Titian: The Three Ages of Man