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Mannerism & Reformation
Early and Late Mannerism; Protestant and Counter-Reformation
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
04/01/2012

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Council of Trent
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a council conducted in Northern Italy to assist in Counter-Reformation; it had a great impact on the arts, particularly Spain
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Late Mannerism
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the artistic style that dominated the period from Michelangelo's death to the rise of the Baroque Age
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Charles V
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his troops sacked Rome and, being the nephew of Catherine of Aragon, he is partly the reason King Henry the VIII's divorce was denied by the Pope
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St. Ignatius Loyola
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Father of the Jesuit Order; a wounded warrior, he became a "soldier" for God
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El Greco
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championing a "spiritual perspective" over a naturalistic one, this Greek painter was a favorite of the Spanish nobles and cardinals
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Sofonisba Anguissola
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tutored in the Italian Renaissance arts, this Spanish painter was famed for her portraits and served as court painter to Philip II
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Miguel de Cervantes
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wrote the Spanish masterpiece Don Quixote, a satirical composition illustrating the huge gap between Spain's aristocrats and peasants; idealism tempered by realism
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Tintoretto
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this Venetian artist is considered the leader of Late Mannerism and his style is characterized by emotion, feverish haste, and impetuosity
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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the best composer of the Counter-Reformation period, his lyrics were clearly enunciated to be better understood by the uneducated
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Martin Luther
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this German monk rejected the Roman Catholic church's sale of indulgences, writing out his arguments and views in what came to be called his Ninety-five theses
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Lutheranism
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this theology, founded by Martin Luther, revived the belief that the bible was the sole source of religious authority; the Eucharist was held sacred
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John Calvin
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this French religious reformer preached predestination and that the Church should hold power over affairs of the state; his own theology led to the rise of Puritanism
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Queen Elizabeth I
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under her reign, England experienced a resurgence in the theater as the country was lulled into religious calm
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Henry VIII
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founded the Church of England by placing himself as head of the pre-existing Anglican church, in order to grant himself a divorce
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Desiderius Erasmus
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this scholar wrote The Praise of Folly and would become hated by both the Catholic Church and Martin Luther
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Paul III
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this pope took the lead in the Catholic Counter-Reformation
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El Greco
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he painted a portrait of Cardinal Guevara
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Michelangelo
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His death marks the transition into Late Mannerism
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Raphael
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His death marks the beginning of Early Mannerism
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Tintoretto
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painted The Last Supper, at the climax of Mannerist painting
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Sofonisba Anguissola
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painted a Portrait of Don Carlos
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Counter-Reformation
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the attempt to purify the Catholic Church from within; this movement had started before Luther's complaints
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Parmigianino
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founder of Mannerism
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The Last Judgment
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in this fresco by Michelangelo, classical serenity gives way to fearful emotion; contrapposto is lost to twisted poses; and balanced scenes are self-conciously chaotic
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Pieta (Florence)
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this sculpture by Michelangelo is rougher in texture, depicts the body of Jesus as elongated, and the faces of the subjects are distorted by emotion
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