February
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Sixteenth Century
The Venetians
Giorgione. The Tempest. 1505-10.
Titian and Giorgione. The Pastoral Concert. c. 1508.
Titian. Venus of Urbino. c. 1538.
Ttitian. Pesaro Madonna. 1519-26.
Germany
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Major German
Renaissance Artists:
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Matthias
Grünewald
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Albrecht
Dürer
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Matthias
Grünewald
c. 1480 - 1528
Matthias Grünewald. Isenheim Altarpiece (closed). c. 1510-15.
Diagram of the Isenheim Altarpiece
Nikolaus Hagenauer. Saint Anthony Enthroned between Saints Augustine and Jerome. c. 1505.
Matthias Grünewald. Isenheim Altarpiece (first opening). c. 1510-15.
Matthias Grünewald. Isenheim Altarpiece (closed). c. 1510-15.
Isenheim Altarpiece detail
INRI
Jesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum = Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
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"The
victims had no hope of recovery and this image was intended to bring them
comfort and to reinforce their faith- the message is that Christ, whose
broken body is shown covered in sores like those caused by the plague,
understands their condition and suffers with them and for them."
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Albrecht Durer
1471 - 1528
Albrecht Dürer. Self-portrait. 1500.
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"Here
(in Italy) I am a gentleman; at home I am a parasite." - Albrecht
Durer
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Albrecht Dürer. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. 1497-98.
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The Protestant
Reformation
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1517 Luther
post the "95 Theses"
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95 Reforms
he demands the Catholic Church make
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Especially
critical of the sale of indulgences
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Reforms the
Protestants wanted:
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Strove to rid the Church of pagan practices and rituals |
| Promoted importance of individual faith | |
| Thought devotion to the saints was distracting | |
| Placed responsibility on the faithful to read and interpret Bible for themselves | |
Albrecht Dürer. Four Apostles. 1526.