ART3020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jan Van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, Sandro Botticelli
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Christian humanism: christian humanism of the 15th and 16th centuries sought a return to the piety and simplicity of the early christian church a church fashioned by the apostles and the. Belgium, the netherlands, and those border areas in western germany. Aspects of christian humanism: a leader in this effort was a religious scholar named erasmus (1466-1536). He advocated the christianity reflect a philosophy of daily life and not a stringent focus on dogma and practice. Among the chief aspects of this christian humanism were: a recovery/rediscovery of writings from the early years of the church, a new focus on the piety and simplicity of living as a reflection of the early. Church of jesus and the apostles: an emphasis on education for all christians so they could read the bible for themselves, new translation of the bible to make it more comprehensible to more people.
