Allegory of Law and Grace

Wood cut just like the great wave but single color

Cross-hatching and hatching to show modeling

Letter press was used for text at bottom

Moveable letters that could be re-inked and rearranged

Invented by Gohanas Guttenberg in mid-15th century

Prints reprocucable, cheaop, and easy to make

Artists made good painted versions first which helps make detail and be able to sell for different pice.

Done in consultation with Martin Luther

Single most important image of the protestant reformation

Religious propaganda

Displays protestantism which is better than Catholic

Used to educate the viewers

Prints enabled cheap decemenation and head of ==protestant propaganda==

Left is last judgement

Space divided by tree (tree of life)

Left side is Catholicism based off of catholic law; tree is dead; Adam and Eve eat from the tree of life

Raises left in damnation and right in blessing

Mary and Jon the baptist sit beside him

Sin caused by Adam and Eve, man is now made to sin

Children and elderly are in hell; Those in bushes are already in hell

Death is pushing man into the children and elderly

John the baptist directs naked man

Womb made by romans

Back left Moses is creating gold serpent to save Israelites; Hints towards God being a savior

While God condems sin, this is all Catholics focus on. Protestants

Marin Luther- NO POPE! No indulgences, art should promote hope

Woodcutting:

16th c. Northern Woodcut