In the Middle Ages, most of the Europeans were religious. They thought about
religion.
They paid little attention to their everyday life
They thought that nothing was more important than God
They lived their lives just to please God.
God was still important. People were still religious.
They lived their lives to please themselves, and not just to please God
They were interested not only in religion, but also in classical learning and writing
Classical learning and writing were mainly about human affairs and not just religion
Humanism
Art
How Humanism influenced the art in Renaissance times?
Made paintings and sculptures about people's lives.
They wanted to show the beauty around them.
Medieval artists--religion
Renaissance art--more colourful and realistic than medieval art