🖼ap art history review

Renaissance humanism

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An intellectual movement during the Renaissance emphasizing the revival of classical Greek and Roman ideals and the importance of classical learning, reflected in the inclusion of classical figures like the Delphic Sibyl in Christian art.

AP course connection

Topic 3.1: 3.1 Cultural Contexts of Early European and Colonial American Art

Unit 3