ITAL 1500 Lecture 12: ITAL1500 March 9, 2017
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Starts in rome, spreads throughout italy, then europe. Baroque and he was responsible for rome"s fountains. He had a long career, and spent it entirely in rome. Rome has more fountains than any city in the world: over 2,000. Beginning in the 1500s- papacy is beginning to lose ground. Martin luther and the protestant reformation are partially responsible for this. He criticized the fact that the bible was only in latin and only the elite could read it. He also challenged the idea of indulgences and paying for entry into heaven. Council of trent- cardinals and bishops meet in the city of trent in northern italy. They ultimately conclude that art is the most powerful tool to getting people to return to the church. Same thing that happened to florence during the renaissance happens to. You have to seek out renaissance art, while.
