HUMANISMArt History II “Every painting, sketch and drawing began with a line. » If there is anyone who has had the greatest impact on the art world, it would be Giotto, but one might wonder why Giotto is relevant when talking about Renaissance work. The answer is that, without Giotto's ingenuity, no one knows how long it would have taken artists to understand linear or atmospheric perspective. The Greeks themselves, with all their artistic breakthroughs, could not understand what this man understood. It was thanks to Giotto that artists were able to elevate their work to a higher level of realism. You would think that realism would be important, especially in an age where humanism seems to be the driving force behind art. But what is humanism? Humanism focuses on the actual physical human being rather than supernatural or religious beings (a view or system of thought attaching primary importance to human matters rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs emphasize the emphasis on the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek only rational ways to solve human problems, a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away from medieval scholasticism. and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought (name: Humanism This is not to say that the Church was not still a very important or important figure at this time. It simply means that a. broad sense of self-awareness occurred, and because of this, amazing art was produced, focused on people and not on God or gods. For example Petrus Christus He painted religious scenes, but the. Holy figures represented had very human features. Mary no longer had a garish halo around her head with gold leaf drowning her and the Chr...... middle of paper...... all alone. The care and detail put into the hills closest to the stable is breathtaking. It almost has a sense of life. The way the lights and shadows hit the grass brings it to life. The artist once again shows his mastery of atmospheric perspective by slowly fading the hills meant to be further from the viewer towards blue. He does this until all the viewer sees at the back of the painting are blue suggestions of hills. To conclude, many artists have had an impact on the way art was created, viewed and valued, but this is Giotto's contribution. this, one could argue, allowed for a higher level of realism that profoundly impacted many movements that followed. It was the dawn of the Renaissance and humanism that truly shed light on linear and atmospheric perspective, foreshortening and the true anatomy of a person..