FAH230H1 Lecture : Sacred and Profane in Northern Europe

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12 Dec 2011
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Tilman riemenschneider, holy blood altarpiece, church of st. jacob, rothenburg, Sacred artworks criticized for venerating themselves rather than christ + saints, for being too focused on skill (distracting) Reliquary for a drop of the blood of christ. Painted in polychrome, but by leaving the work unpainted, the artist had made it. Luther believed art still have a role in church, but argued paintings should be didactic. Lucas cranach the elder, the passional christi und antichrist, 1521. Woodcut used as propaganda; spread beliefs of different reformers. The antichrist is presented as the pope in his luxurious hypocricies: he is contrasted against christ. Hans holbien the younger, the cardinal and the nun from the dance of death, designed. Clergyman shown about to die, caught in the embarrassing act of selling indulgences. The nun is caught by death s baptism.

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