how did the art of the renaissance mirror the sources and goals of humanism?
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the art of rennaissance aroused a feeling of identity and originality among the common people of  Europe. It also enlighted a new sense of nationality and unity which helped them in revolting against the papal authorities.This lead to Counter Reformation.Look, during that particular era the suffering class i.e the workers had faced a lot of problems like the burden of taxation, less revenue etc. Rennaissance \ngave them all ideas of independence, liberty and freedom. It made them realize that even they had the authority to protest against the evil-doings of the high classes and struggle for thier freedom. As to conclude, I'd say that altogetherly, Renaissane offered a platform for the revolutionist thinkers to exchange their views and bring -up new socialist ideas for liberty.
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Please refer to :\nhttp://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_era\nYou'll get all the details you sekk.
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We are used to distinguish intellectual activity in two groups: sciences and humanities. Most people tend to give a higher value to sciences because it easily  translates into technology (though that is not it's only aim).\nHumanities gather a wide array of intellectual activities that go from arts to philosophy. Some disputed activities are Law and History which could be in any of the two groups for different reasons.\nWhat is the importance of humanities? The answer can hardly come from a utilitarian approach since it is hard to demonstrate that we "need" the beauty of a painting or the soothing feeling of music or the flimsy life of a poem (though it is true) but looked at from humanities themselves, I would say: is it possible to keep calling ourselves "human" if we can only appreciate technology? Is asking yourself for the meaning of life a waste of time? What will happen when nobody takes their time to think about ethics? Isn't that what is happening to us, that we are convinced that morality is relative so there is nothing to do about it? Is math the only source of values we can think of?\nModern day violence can be explained through genetic theories, but without a place for moral explanations, we will never have the whole picture and we will never fully solve the problem.
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The Renaissance was a social, cultural and economic revolution which began a period of scientific revolution, religious reform, artistic and architectural development, and philosophical openness, and marks the beginning of modern European history. It occurred at the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Modern Age. The Renaissance is usually considered to have originated in the late 13th century in Lombardy in northern Italy and extends o the mid 15th century in northern Europe. What was reborn was, in essence the ideal of Classical Ancient Greece and more importantly, Rome.\n\n\n\n \n\n\nHistoriography\nThe term Rebirth (Rinascita), to indicate the flourishing of artistic and scientific activities starting in Italy in the mid 1300's, was first used by the Italian artist Giorgio Vasari in the Vite, published in 1550. The term Renaissance is the French translation, used by French historian Jules Michelet, and expanded upon by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt (both in the 1860s). Rebirth is used in two ways. First, it means rediscovery of ancient classical texts and learning and their applications in the arts and sciences. Second, it means that the results of these intellectual activities created a revitalization of European culture in general. Thus it is possible to speak of the Renaissance in two different but meaningful ways: A rebirth of classical learning and knowledge through the rediscovery of ancient texts, and also a rebirth of European culture in general.\n\n \nLeonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, an example of the blend of art and science during the Renaissance.[edit]\nMultiple Renaissances\nDuring the last quarter of the 20th century many scholars took the view that the Renaissance was perhaps only one of many such movements. This is in large part due to the work of historians like Charles H. Haskins (1870–1937), who made a convincing case for a "Renaissance of the 12th century", as well as by historians arguing for a "Carolingian Renaissance." Both of these concepts are now widely accepted by the scholarly community at large; as a result, the present trend among historians is to discuss each so-called renaissance in more particular terms, e.g., the Italian Renaissance, the English Renaissance, etc. This terminology is particularly useful because it eliminates the need for fitting "The Renaissance" into a chronology that previously held that it was preceded by the Middle Ages and followed by the Reformation, which many believe to be inaccurate. The entire period is now often replaced by the term "Early Modern". (See periodisation, Lumpers and splitters)\n\nOther periods of cultural rebirth have also been termed a "renaissance"; such as the Harlem Renaissance or the San Francisco Renaissance. The other renaissances are not considered further in this article, which will concentrate on the Renaissance as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.\n\n[edit]\nCritical views\nNote: This section needs more citations and references. \nSince the term was first created in the 19th century, historians have various interpretations on the Renaissance.\n\nThe traditional view is that the Renaissance of the 15th century in Italy, spreading through the rest of Europe, represented a reconnection of the west with classical antiquity, the absorption of knowledge—particularly mathematics—from Arabic, the return of experimentalism, the focus on the importance of living well in the present (e.g. humanism), an explosion of the dissemination of knowledge brought on by printing and the creation of new techniques in art, poetry and architecture which led to a radical change in the style and substance of the arts and letters. This period, in this view, represents Europe emerging from a long period as a backwater, and the rise of commerce and exploration. The Italian Renaissance is often labelled as the beginning of the "modern" epoch.\n\nToday most histor
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David, all the secular humanists that have not been booted off this site by religious fanatics seem to be asleep at the moment, so I will deputize for them. You ask a big question, and you may find this wiki article an interesting introduction, as I did. It will also lead you on to other sources should you wish to get more detail.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanism
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Many books and entire college courses are devoted to the topic, so I do not believe that I am going to touch much in the short space of this forum.\n\nFrom the time period of the great cave paintings, art has had the ability to represent the common place to render it special.  Art includes both he visual arts and the performing arts and as such can evoke strong emotional responses in the human mind.\nArt “touches” us as living beings.\nWhether to record the label of a can of soup or preserve the beauty of Venus or remind us that “Loose Lips Sink Ships” or to promote the purchase of “War Bonds” art is part of the record and the driving force of culture.
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I felt bad that no one was responding to you in a positive light, so I did a Yahoo search on it.  I am sending you the link to the Search Results on christian humanism.\n\nYes, when I was a Unitarian-Universalist years ago, I did hear of christian humanism.  Many Humanists may deny that christianity and humanism can be compatible, but to heck with what they think.  :-)  If you and others can juggle the two and combine these two, then more power to you!  :-)
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Also the renaissance was in the "A.D.s" Although I have no idea what the "5 laws" are supposed to be. Presumably it has something to do with the Vatican.\n\nI'm not sure if this will help, but I have included a couple pages with the history of 15th century Rome
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That's much too broad a topic to cover here.  It encompasses philosophy, art, architecture, literature, scientific processes and discoveries, etc.  Here's a few sites to jump into,\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance\nhttp://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/REN/IDEA.HTM\nhttp://www.learner.org/exhibits/renaissance/\nhttp://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/
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The basic aims of romanticism were various: a return to nature and to belief in the goodness of humanity; the rediscovery of the artist as a supremely individual creator; the development of nationalistic pride; and the exaltation of the senses and emotions over reason and intellect.
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The Renaissance has no set starting point or place. It happened gradually at different places at different times and there are no defined dates or places for when the Middle Ages ended. The starting place of the Renaissance is almost universally ascribed to Central Italy, especially the city of Florence. One early Renaissance figure is the poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), the first writer to embody the spirit of the Renaissance.\n\nPetrarch (1304–1374) is another early Renaissance figure. As part of the humanist movement he concluded that the height of human accomplishment had been reached in the Roman Empire and the ages since have been a period of social rot which he labeled the Dark Ages. Petrarch saw history as social, art and literary advancement, and not as a series of set religious events. Rebirth meant the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek Latin heritage through ancient manuscripts and the humanist method of learning. These new ideas from the past (called the "new learning" at the time) triggered the coming advancements in art, science and other areas.\n\nAnother possible starting point is the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453. It was a turning point in warfare as cannon and gunpowder became a central element. In addition, Byzantine-Greek scholars fled west to Rome bringing renewed energy and interest in the Greek and Roman heritage, and it perhaps represented the end of the old religious order in Europe
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The world is familiar with Egyptian hieroglyphics.  The world also knows, that things familar to humanity as represented in these writings are not to be taken literally, but represent rather, things spiritual.\n\nThese writings are a derivative of the science of correspondence.\n\nThe science of correspondence, is the science that uses things in nature to represent spiritual truth.\n\nIt for this reason, many scriptures are written in the language of the science of correspondence, but which meanings must be learnt.\n\nIt delighted the ancients to write like this, as they understood the spiritual significance of everthing in their environment, including humanity - in relation to each other and the Creator.\n\nTheists, East and West proclaim a triune God.\n\nAmong humanity, He created womanhood as representing His Divine love (and His greatest creation).  And He created manhood as representing His Divine wisdom, and presented him with His greatest creation to ACT in unison, like Himself.\n\nBecause a woman is the love of a man's wisdom;  a man is the wisdom of a woman's love.  Together they make ONE and ACT as such in harmony with Divine law.\n\nGod therefore, did not "assign" specific roles to men and women, but intended they should both unite as one - as He intended - in serving society in whatever manner they can, each according to his/her abilities.\n\nSpecific roles, based on gender, is man-made and divisive.\n\nPeace,\nSharing
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go to the SCA website. they are a group that recreats life in the middle ages. sca stands for society of/for creative achronisms ( or something like that)
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I agree with the suggestion "quaere sapientiam" = seek wisdom\n\n"literate" is a variant spelling of "litterate" which can mean "elegantly", "literally", "cleverly" .\n "humaniores" is referring to those who are "more human", "more refined"\nso the phrase probably means "elegantly more refined"\n\nHowever you may have misquoted "Literae Humaniores" which refers to the study of Classics (also known as the Humanities), and may be translated as "more refined scholarship."
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I think santaria is a very interesting example of religious syncretism between west african beliefs and catholicism.  I am not Catholic but I think if someone is true to Catholicism and the legitimacy of the pope then they would have to reject Santaria.  That is just my opinion though.  I find it very interesting how much variation there is in catholicism despite the authority of the vatican.
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The Scholar in His Study by Dora Thorton can be located in the History of Italy section. It is a book about the Ownership and Experience in Renaissance Italy. hope that helps
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The first link is a site that has titles of Renaissance cookbooks (modern books that discuss what people ate back then)... you could check to see if your local  library has any of them in their collection.\n\nAlso, try the second link... I skimmed it and it SEEMS to be what you're looking for, but I'm not sure.\n\nGood luck!