ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Dry Point, Watercolor Painting, Shinto
30 Oct 2015
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When he set out to make this, no patron. commercial undertaking: first book conceived, designed and published by a european artist. 1/15 he made apocalypse: unveiling, revelation verso: backside of print (where text found) published 2 editions of his apocalypse book. Wanted to reach perspective audience but aspired for broader public. put text and image together but didn"t concern self with connecting prints with particular text. wanted images to take precidence and not function as illustrations. 16th century developed by challenges due to authority of roman church. Many thought they were abusing power and indulgences. 1517, martin luther a monk, made 95 arguments against indulgences to a church in. Human faith isn"t dependent on clergy, but individuals. 1529, charles the v, tried to end dissension among catholics, those who protested where called protestants. John calvin published institutes of the christian religion . We know durer was sympathetic to protestant movement. This image is a movement away from roman catholic church.
