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A 4 page research paper that contrasts and compares the Renaissance to Modernism. At the beginning of modern history, the Renaissance constitutes a break with the concepts, art and culture of the Middle Ages and the beginning of those that characterize the modern age. Examination of the Renaissance and Modernism shows that these two periods in history share many of the same characteristics, as they both represent a break with the science, philosophy, political theory that came before them and they both stimulated new and innovative work in the visual arts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the modern age. Examination of the Renaissance and Modernism shows that these two periods in history share many of the same characteristics, as they both represent a break with the
science, philosophy, political theory that came before them and they both stimulated new and innovative work in the visual arts. The Renaissance is generally considered to have begun in
Italy in the fourteenth century and to have concluded in Northern Europe in the sixteenth. "Renaissance" means "rebirth" and draws its name from the fact that there was a resurgence
of interest in the classical culture of the ancient world; however, the Renaissance was much more than a revival of ancient learning (Burns, 1969). It marked a distinct departure from
the institutions of the medieval world. First of all, it was non-ecclesiastical, as the majority of its accomplishments were achieved by laymen and not monks or priests (Burns, 1969). Politically,
decentralized feudal regimes gave way to consolidated government, as the rule of dukes and counts was succeeded by monarchs (Burns, 1969). Medieval scholasticism failed to satisfy the increasing interest in
the natural sciences, as asceticism lost its appeal and people everywhere began to demand a "broader expanse of knowledge, a new style of living and a greater recognition for the
status of the individual" (Burns, 1969, p. 395). The context of culture changed as cities expanded and increasing trade brought in, not only new goods into Europe, but new ideas.
In the view of a number of historians, the origins of the modern state system can be traced to Renaissance Italy (Burns, 1969). The rulers of such city-states as Milan,
Florence and Venice rejected t he conceptualization of the state as existing for religious reasons and gave politics its modern secular character (Burns, 1969). There is a wide gulf
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