Portraits reflected the values of Renaissance humanism alongside economic changes that allowed wealthy families to commission their own paintings. Prior to the Renaissance in Europe, most art was ...

It was this achievement of a true idealism in art which gave the world Humanism, and which was the unique achievement of Greek culture, Read said. He offered the figures on the frieze of the ...

The art historical term ‘Northern Renaissance’ covers a broader area ... a great many artists and thinkers across Northern Europe put humanist thought at the center of their endeavors.