Ep. 12: Lamentations on the Modern Renaissance

Send us a textWe are shifting gears as I share my experiences on how the Renaissance fits into our modern world. Listen to these stories, some funny some not, that help paint a picture of how the Renaissance is engaged by scholars, students, and tourists. I do not intend to show it in its glory, but rather the difficulties and tensions. Galleries in Italy are overcrowded. The process of art education is harmed by this. What is worse, many academics are in denial, or even hostile toward ...