How Did Erasmus Influence Renaissance Humanism

The ties of ancient art and literary works from classic Roman and Greek times to the culture, art, writing, and architecture of the Renaissance serve to demonstrate the influence classic works had on the arts in the times of the Renaissance. (pg. 343-345) The Renaissance humanism and the humanist course of study were the main factors in the influence of Renaissance pieces from classical literature. (pg. 341-345) Renaissance humanists were the ones who gave the classical past contour and definition by deeply reading through and understanding classical works and embedding them into the culture of their era through the humanist movement in Italy. (pg. 341) One of the primary sources titled, “Erasmus’s Sayings,” follows a humanist named Erasmus as he discusses the glory of delving deep into classical literature and the continuing relevance …show more content…
(pg. 350-351) The artists of the European Renaissance often took influence from the style of Italy, but developed art in their own way with oil-based paints. (pg. 350) However, the most significant advancement was not in art styles, but instead in the works of literature through the Print Revolution. (pg. 351) Johann Gutenberg developed a portable device that could print text mechanically on the spot, which caused a huge communicational and intellectual impact on society. (pg. 351) Different groups were affected in different ways, since some were entirely positively impacted by this development and accepted the change, while others were entirely conscious about this newfound ability in the hands of writers, as proven by the primary source, "Three Church Responses to the Art of Printing." (Three Church) The churches, in general, somewhat welcomed the change and acknowledged the advancement, but feared the adverse impact it could have on the Roman Catholic Church if that power of typing was put in the wrong hands and resulted in harmful printings. (Three