Humanities Chapter 8

Flanders encompassed modern Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

Desiderius Erasmus compared the population of Bruges to the people of the Golden Age

Athens.

Desiderius Erasmus compared the population of Bruges to the people of the Golden Age

Athens.

Many scholars consider Robert Campin the Master of Flemalle and, therefore, the creator of the Merode Altarpiece.

The Merode Altarpiece is a three-part work, or triptych.

The altarpiece’s patrons are depicted in the left panel of the Merode Altarpiece.

The Annunciation is depicted in the central panel of the Merode Altarpiece.

The reflection of Jan van Eyck, the artist, can be seen in the mirror at the back of the room depicted in the double portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami.

Hieronumus Bosch created the Garden of Earthly Delights.

The Isenheim Altarpiece was created by Matthias Grunewald.

The Isenheim Altarpiece was commissioned for an abbey’s hospital.

Albert Durer created The Large Turf, a watercolor depicting the minutest details of nature.

Desiderius Erasmus is the author of In Praise of Folly.

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

In direct conflict with the established Church of Rome, Martin Luther supported salvation by faith rather than by works.

Ulrich Zwingli was chosen as people’s priest of the Church's Great minster Church and led the Protestants against the Catholics in Switzerland.

John Calvin proposed the concept of the Elect and Damned in Institutes of the Christian Religion.

According to the author, the printing press probably contributed the most to the spread of Luther’s ideas.

William Tyndaile translated the Bible into English.

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God is among the hymns that Martin Luther Composed.

Thomas Moore is the author of Utopia.

The specific virtues among those most esteemed by all in Etopia are:

• Equality

• Kindness

• Charity

Thomas Moore became Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII in 1529.

Michel de Montaigne invented a new style of writing known as the “personal essay.”

William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright of the Elizabethan era.

The standard price of admission for all London theatres during the time of Richard Burbage was one penny.

The Globe was most closely associated with Lord Chamberlain’s players and with William Shakespeare.

Hamlet is considered a “revenge play.”

Hans Holnein the Younger painted a portrait of England’s King Henry VIII dressed in the clothes he wore when he married Anne of Cleves.

The Jesuits advocated a return to strict and uncompromising obedience to the authority of

the Church and its ecclesiastical hierarchy.

The council of Trent concluded that the arts should be directed toward three specific areas:

• Clarity

• Realism

• Emotion