Classical Humanism and Renaissance art

The Fifteenth Century was a period of import in art, philosophy, political thought, and literature as the Renaissance developed power and altered the way man was viewed against the backdrop of the universe. Much of what began in the Fifteenth Century would flower in the Sixteenth Century. Many artists were born in the Fifteenth Century and would produce their great works in the Fifteenth and the Sixteenth centuries, having been shaped by the Fifteenth and …

…all areas of human thought because of a shift to humanistic thinking, placing man in a more central position than had previously been the case. Works Cited 1.<Tab/>Fiero, Gloria. The Humanistic Tradition: Volume 3. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Pg 60-63 2.<Tab/>Fiero, Gloria. The Humanistic Tradition: Volume 3. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Pg 3-7 3.<Tab/>Fiero, Gloria. The Humanistic Tradition: Volume 3. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Pg 29-32