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= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =the Humanist approach Chapter Three =   This is my Virtual Museum, it's got the four main artifacts from the Renaissance Time. I used the Four main aspects for my ideas of the artifacts they include: the importance of learning, the importance of the individual, Contributing to society and modeling themselves on the ancient past. Under the picture of the artifact is a paragraph of the reason I chose the artifact.  The Importance of Learning: 

 This is photo of an Greek Manuscript, Because back in the Renaissance time, Humanist Scholars (such as Francesco Petrarch) worked on making copies of the manuscripts and translating the languages to their own. They translated these manuscripts because they believed that the more a person reads good books and looked at great paintings the more cultured and intelligent they were. So the scholars focused more on learning from the manuscripts.they didn't only translate Greek they also translated Other manuscripts as well.

The Importance of the Individual :

= =  this is an photo of a Renaissance Bible. The most important concept the people in the renaissance times, believed that there was a lot of potential in the human mind. that you could shape your body into whatever it needed to be. They also believed that these talents were from God because he (God) had provided you with these talents. The bible is about how people change their life's based on what was thrown in their paths or even by there own decisions. Contributing to society: This is Michelangelo. he was a good example of contributing to society, he built many sculptures for the towns/city's. He was hired by the Medici to make paintings for the city. The Medici family was gaining control but to stay in control they had to give lots to stay in command. They made things like library's. but they also contributed by paying artist to make morals. Michelangelo was the best sculpture of his time.

Modeling themseleves on ancient past: This is a picture by Renaissance Painter: Raphael. It's about Plato (red) and Aristotle (blue). I picked them because they ancient writers but they studied from the Christian Perspective. Because during the Renaissance people thought of ancient writings as a new trend. They became the most favorite topic to talk about. they found the writings