Part I: Historical Background
Research and address the following questions in your essay:
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Who were the main people involved in the Protestant Reformation?
What were Luther’s main complaints with the Catholic Church?
What is the Council of Trent? Why is it called the Counter Reformation?
How did the Catholic Church respond to the Protestant Reformation? Give examples and be specific.
How did each group (Protestants and Catholics) use/reject religious art?
Part II: Impact on the Visual Arts
Focus on two artworks of the same subject: the Last Supper. One is a painting by the Italian Catholic artist Tintoretto, the other is a woodcut print by the German Protestant artist Albrecht Dürer. Both are discussed in the GTA textbook so start off by reading that section, adding it and 1 additional source to your Works Cited page. You will need to add specifics from your research (documented by in text citations after each relevant sentence).
Compare and contrast the two artist/works of art, answering the following issues/questions:
Which media were used by the and how do they relate to their respective religious group?
How did each artist interpret the subject matter? Refer to specific elements that are/are not present in each artwork.
Which religious values and doctrines of their respective denomination was each artist trying to demonstrate? Link specific visual elements to the respective doctrine or belief, Protestant or Catholic.
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