ART HIS 40B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Anthony Blunt, Externals, Giorgio Vasari
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Anthony blunt the council of trent and religious art . One of the first objectives of the counter-reformers was to abolish the right of the individual to settle all problems of thought or conscience according to the judgement of his own personal reason. They wanted to set up the acceptance of authority (inquisition and society of jesus). Later on in the middle of 16th century, the church decided to see that all religious paintings were strictly orthodox and the council of trent ended up tightening up the doctrine and discipline. It was not enough for artists to avoid incorporating established heresies into paintings. The painter has to concentrate his attention on depicting the story in the clearest and most accurate manner possible. All of council of trent"s decrees emphasize the need for accuracy in the representation of religious subjects. They established the difference between idolatry and the proper veneration of images.
