The Renaissance During The Middle Ages

The Renaissance was a cultural and intellectual movement that had its peak during the 15th and 16th centuries. During these times there was a heightened interest with the classical learning that was brought about in the middle ages. The renaissance first started in Italy and then eventually spread to Western Europe. During this period there was a high interest in the aesthetics of the classical world like architecture. The renaissance focused on the 17th century philosophy which came from the Greeks.
Everything in the Renaissance period was reborn after the long period of the dark middle ages. During the middle ages most things were static there was not a lot going on in the forms of literature and art. From the word of ancient Rome and

Greece came their literature learning and most importantly politics. Once the fall of Constantinople happened; many Greek scholars brought Greek manuscripts in ancient Greek, which had fallen into obscurity in the west. The scholars were able to focus on these literary and historical texts. Since the renaissance literally means rebirth there was a jolt of interest in classical scholarships and values.
The men of Western Europe began to think and feel and look upon life; just as they did in ancient Greek and Rome. Many agencies conspired to bring in the renaissance; among these men were the crusades. It brought forth a new discovery and exploration of new continents. The feudal system also took a decline during this period. Once the movement began the civilization of Greece and Rome had been exerting a partial influence not just on Italy but other parts of medieval Europe.
The early middle ages became a time of fear in Europe; many citizens believed in things like mythical creatures that inhabited the underground. They believed that in the whole world only three continents existed. Once the renaissance came about they were able to prove that none of these beliefs were actually true. During the middle ages many people were expected to conform. It also became a time of faith; the religion of Christianity gave hope to the middle ages. People that displayed creativity or strayed from established methods of thinking and behaving were punished. They would ultimately become an outcast of society.
What the renaissance did was create a rebirth of the human spirit and spark that inner need for creativity. It steamed everything from its classical past and brought it into a new light. The renaissance started in Italy because the crisis facing Christianity at the time benefitted Italy. Italy was able to finally enjoy a bit of independence and freedom they hadn’t felt before. Another reason it started there was because the Italian city states had the wealth to do it. There was still many reminders in Italy about what Rome had been like in the past. The way the roads had formed, the aqueducts even the public buildings and monuments.
There was a big attraction to classical art. Taken from the Romans the sculptures that came from there were very lifelike and admired by many people during the Renaissance. In the Middle ages art was flat and didn’t have the effect that Roman art had. The Italian Renaissance had a period lasting for about 200 years from 1350-1550. During this time many new techniques involved with painting emerged. The Greeks really respected and almost idolized the human body ; it was look as a complete work of art. People during the Renaissance started looking at things the way the Greeks did. Most of the artwork and paintings that were done in the Middle Ages focused more on religious themes. The middle Ages and Ancient Greek and Rome have many ties to the period of the Renaissance. There were many things to take from each era and bring it back to light.