Humanities ch8

Flanders

Encompassed modern Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

Desiderius Erasmus

Compared the population of Bruges to the people of the Golden Age Athens.

Robert Campin

Considered the Master of Flémalle and the creator of the Mérode Altarpiece.

Mérode Altarpiece

A three-part work, or triptych.

Patrons in the Mérode Altarpiece

Depicted in the left panel of the Mérode Altarpiece.

Annunciation

Depicted in the central panel of the Mérode Altarpiece.

Jan van Eyck

Artist whose reflection can be seen in the mirror in the double portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami.

Garden of Earthly Delights

Created by Hieronymus Bosch.

Isenheim Altarpiece

Created by Matthias Grünewald and commissioned for an abbey's hospital.

The Large Turf

A watercolor created by Albrecht Dürer depicting the minutest details of nature.

In Praise of Folly

Authored by Desiderius Erasmus.

Martin Luther

Supported salvation by faith rather than by works, in conflict with the established Church of Rome.

Ulrich Zwingli

Chosen as people's priest of Zurich’s Great Minster Church and led the Protestants against the Catholics in Switzerland.

John Calvin

Proposed the concept of the Elect and the Damned in Institutes of the Christian Religion.

Printing press

Contributed significantly to the spread of Luther’s ideas.

William Tyndale

Translated the Bible into English.

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

One of the hymns composed by Martin Luther.

Utopia

A book authored by Thomas More.

Virtues in Utopia

Equality, Kindness, Charity.

Thomas More

Became Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII in 1529.

Michel de Montaigne

Invented a new style of writing known as the 'personal essay.'

William Shakespeare

Considered the greatest playwright of the Elizabethan era.

Admission price for London theaters

Standard price was one penny during the time of Richard Burbage.

The Globe

Most closely associated with Lord Chamberlain’s players and with William Shakespeare.

Hamlet

Considered a 'revenge play.'

Hans Holbein the Younger

Painted a portrait of England’s King Henry VIII dressed in his wedding clothes.

Jesuits

Advocated a return to strict obedience to the authority of the Church.

Council of Trent

Concluded that the arts should focus on clarity, realism, and emotion.

Erasmus

is the author of In Praise of Folly.

Erasmus

was one of Luther’s teachers and wrote the Praise of Folly.