Reform; Counter-Reform & Mannerism
Please respond to the following, using sources under the “*Explore*”
> heading as the basis of your response:
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> – Discuss your view of whether Erasmus or Luther was more effective in
> bringing about religious reform. Consider the role of the printing press
> and the actions of German princes in helping Luther succeed. Identify an
> example of the Protestant Reformation’s impact on visual arts.
> – Explain whether you prefer the representation of the Last Supper by
> Tintoretto, Veronese, or da Vinci, identifying specific elements of the
> Mannerist and Renaissance artistic styles. Discuss whether you would
> have
> sided with Veronese or with Inquisition court, considering the issues of
> artistic freedom, right of the patron, and appropriate subject matter.
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> *EXPLORE*
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> *Reform*
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> · Erasmus, Chapter 17, (pp.563-564); Reformation and the princes (pp.
> 564-66); printing press (pp.570-74); visual arts (pp.578-83)
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> *Counter-Reform & Mannerism*
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> · Mannerist Art: Chap. 20 (pp. 658-666)
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> · Tintoretto’s *Last Supper* at
> http://www.wga.hu/html_m/t/tintoret/5_1580s/3lastsup.html<https://email.strayer.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=t_ivbybKHU2tm9dQRgckBMqCY0h6ANEIfKwyv6N05wSy_pTf-k_TfsSzKK2_bd-z3oJQ1wIV388.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wga.hu%2fhtml_m%2ft%2ftintoret%2f5_1580s%2f3lastsup.html>(click
> on the image to enlarge)
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> · Tintoretto’s *Last Supper*, video, at
> http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/jacopo-tintorettos-last-supper.html<https://email.strayer.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=t_ivbybKHU2tm9dQRgckBMqCY0h6ANEIfKwyv6N05wSy_pTf-k_TfsSzKK2_bd-z3oJQ1wIV388.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsmarthistory.khanacademy.org%2fjacopo-tintorettos-last-supper.html>.
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> · Leonardo’s *Last Supper*: p. 485 (fig. 14.25) and at
> http://www.philvaz.com/apologetics/LeonardoLastSupper.htm<https://email.strayer.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=t_ivbybKHU2tm9dQRgckBMqCY0h6ANEIfKwyv6N05wSy_pTf-k_TfsSzKK2_bd-z3oJQ1wIV388.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.philvaz.com%2fapologetics%2fLeonardoLastSupper.htm>.
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> · Inquisition trial of the artist Veronese: Chap. 20 (pp. 666-7 with
> fig. 20.15) and at
> http://members.efn.org/~acd/Veronese.html<https://email.strayer.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=t_ivbybKHU2tm9dQRgckBMqCY0h6ANEIfKwyv6N05wSy_pTf-k_TfsSzKK2_bd-z3oJQ1wIV388.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fmembers.efn.org%2f%257Eacd%2fVeronese.html>.
Reform; Counter-Reform & Mannerism
Luther was more effective in bringing about religious reform
In my view, Luther was more effective in bringing religious reform compared to Erasmus. This is explained by the fact that Luther accepts that some passages are difficult to understand. Contrarily, Hendrix (2004) asserts that Erasmus feels that the inability of people to understand some specific passages is because of their own weaknesses. When faced in such situations, Erasmus explains the need for individual to stick to the plain and simple meaning of scripture. In establishing the role of the press, it should be noted that the press offered a significant boost to Luther especially in developing texts that were spread…………………..
