ARH 369- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 17 pages long!)
13 Oct 2017
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1568-1648: 80 years war: brought about iconoclasm. 1648: seven northern provinces free of spanish rule. Flanders is a contested site at the end of the 17th century and is very religiously divided. Many protestants did not believe in worshiping religious imagery. Dutch artists make their mark in mapping. Land is the site of production and nation building. This area was a republic and not ruled by a royal family o each of the seven provinces elect rulers. Much more literate than any other country in the world in the 17th century: protestantism emphasizes reading the bible themselves so that they can interpret it themselves. Simon schama states that the dutch were very guilt-ridden due to all this money that they had. Leo beligusth: claes jansz visscher, 1609-11 o. Nicholaes ruts: rembrant becomes wealthy by painting portraits of individuals, 1631, amsterdam, nicholaes ruts was a wealthy amsterdam merchant at the time. Banquet of the officers of the st. george militia o.
