Reformation
The religious movement of the early sixteenth century that set out to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of Protestant churches.
The Reformation and the Graphic Arts
In 1517 Martin Luther launched the Protestant revolt when he posted his Ninety-five Theses complaining of greed and corruption in the church.
Reformation and iconoclasm Iconoclasm: the destruction of works of art on the grounds that they are impious. The the first Iconoclastic Riot occurred at the beginning of February in the city church of Wittenberg.
Reformation - A religious revolution in western Europe that took place during the sixteenth century. It began as a reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church but evolved into the doctrines of Protestantism. Also see Baroque.
In pre-Reformation days Jerome was shown with a pet lion and a cardinal's hat.
As the Reformation gained influence over religious thought, the Catholic Church reacted by convening; the Council of Trent with the intention of reforming from within.
^ Skinner, Quentin, The Foundations of Modern Political Thought, vol I: The Renaissance; vol II: The Age of Reformation, Cambridge University Press, p. 69 ...
But it was the Reformation that produced the first full crop of satirical ephemerae, and the heads of Luther and Alexander VI. are therefore the direct ancestors of the masks that smirk and frown from the " cartoons " of Punch and the Charivari.
The Northern Renaissance was also closely linked to the Protestant Reformation and the long series of internal and external conflicts between various Protestant groups and the Roman Catholic Church.
He was on his way to becoming the leading master of the German-speaking countries when the turmoil of the Reformation put an end to all such hopes.
Renaissance painting reflects the revolution of ideas and science (astronomy, geography) that occurred in this period, the Reformation, and the invention of the printing press.
With the Reformation of the Church, the attitude of the imagery is more severe than that which is depicted on the ceiling.
In response to the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteen century, the Roman Catholic Church had embarked in the 1550s on a program of renewal known as the Counter - Reformation.
In order to become a painter of the Counter-reformation Tintoretto had formed a quite new technique. In contrast to other Venetians who portrayed the nude in repose, he learned to represent it in most dramatic action.
This style originated in Rome and is associated with the Catholic Counter-Reformation, ...
Due to a host of social and political reasons including the Reformation (see History 1400-1600), the North never really abandoned the Gothic style. . . . . . .
In most countries of Northern Europe the Reformation caused a serious loss of patronage, and a consequent decline in large-scale religious works.
Baroque: The conflict between the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation set the stage in the Baroque period (1580-1700 CE) for competing types of art.
Started in Rome, with the reassertion of Roman Catholicism in the Counter-Reformation, and then spread to northern Italy and other parts of Europe.
Baroque : The art style or art movement of the Counter-Reformation in the seventeenth century. Although some features appear in Dutch art, the Baroque style was limited mainly to Catholic countries.
The art style of the Counter-Reformation in the seventeenth century. Although some features appear in Dutch art, the Baroque style was limited mainly to Catholic countries, both in Europe and abroad in their colonial holdings.
still lifes
death in art
counter reformation
Definition:
(noun) - A vanitas painting was a particular type of still life immensely popular in the Netherlands (and Paris, to a lesser extent), beginning in the 17th century.
Humanistic Codex
A book that reflects the conscious reformation of script and book design promoted by the Italian humanists of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The book aesthetic of this period reflecting the revival of classical learning.
During the baroque period, a movement called the Counter Reformation began to stir religious enthusiasm throughout Europe. The baroque style of art was used to create churches that expressed the drama and emotion of the time.
During the religious conflicts of Europe's Reformation, these soldiers are destroying Roman Catholic church pictures, crucifix, and other objects at York Minster in the 16th century. See crucifix.
In painting and sculpture there were three main forms of Baroque: (1) sumptuous display, a style associated with the Catholic Counter Reformation and the absolutist courts of Europe (Bernini, Rubens); (2) dramatic realism (Caravaggio); ...
It was the popular style during the Counter-Reformation in the 17th century. Some of its characteristics are evident in Dutch art, but it was mainly limited to Catholic countries.
Figures in Mannerist paintings were often in imaginary poses creating an unsettling and strange piece of art - the eerie images reflected the period's conflict with the Reformation, the sack of Rome, and the plague.
 See also: Painting, Renaissance, Roman, Movement, Classic
  
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