The Renaissance rekindled Europe’s spark by reviving classical wisdom and celebrating human potential, transforming art, science, and society.
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Scholars hunted ancient Greek and Roman texts to revive classical learning and spark Europe’s rebirth. These ideals shaped symmetry and proportion in art, literature, and architecture.
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Humanism placed people at the center of study, celebrating human achievement and rational thought. The printing press spread humanist texts by Petrarch and Erasmus far and wide.
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The Renaissance fostered the “Renaissance man,” valuing well-rounded personal achievement across disciplines. Artists signed works and studied anatomy to express individual creativity.
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A shift toward worldly life encouraged art and architecture focused on human experience, not just religious themes. Powerful patrons like the Medici funded public works to uplift civic virtue.
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Thinkers questioned received wisdom, leading to breakthroughs in science, astronomy, and anatomy. Galileo’s telescopic observations challenged medieval cosmology and spurred modern science.