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ArtistThe Middle Ages broadly inherited the concept of the four elements of earth, water, air and fire arranged in concentric spheres about the earth as centre:[3] as the purest of the four elements, fire - and the sphere of fire - stood highest in the ascending sequence of the scala naturae, and closest to the superlunary world of the aether.
During the Middle Ages, the ancient concept of the four elements—earth, water, air, and fire—was embraced, with these elements organized in concentric spheres surrounding the Earth. Fire, regarded as the purest element, occupied the highest position in this hierarchy, symbolizing a connection to the transcendent realm of aether beyond the earthly sphere.