When we talk about the past, we know that eras don't suddenly 'begin' or 'end.' But we still talk as if there are clear lines separating one from the other. Looking at the 'Renaissance' next to the 'Middle Ages' shows how fuzzy (almost non-existent) the line between the two actually was.
for the art and architecture north of the Alps, not as a term of respect but to link it to the"Goths" - the barbarians, the uncultured., in longing for the thinkers of Rome and in disdain for most of the thinkers of the immediately preceding centuries. That transition had happened quite suddenly. And although he admitted he still lived in an age of darkness, he saw the seeds of transformation and seemed to"know" that a new age would dawn soon.
The expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, 1511-1512, by Raphael , fresco, Room of Heliodorus, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City.In the 19th century, the great Swiss historian Jakob Burckhardt cemented these ideas into the modern sense of self. The son of Protestant clergy, Burckhardt was born and died in the city of Basel, and although he initially wanted to become a priest, he became a historian of art instead. In his most famous work, In the Middle Ages both sides of human consciousness...
In that way of thinking, long, slow processes of change don't work. For Burckhardt and those who think like him, there needs to be a break."Then" needs to be different from"now." The Italians melted the Middle Ages into air and created the modern world. And the word"Renaissance," or rebirth, does so much to convey that idea."Renaissance" says that culture, art, ideas, and literature were dormant, near death until they were revived once more.
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