himself mainly to the representation of genre and religious subjects‚ both in day scenes as well as nocturnal ones. One of those many paintings was‚ “Magdalene with the Smoking Flame” (1638-1640). He received a commission to paint a piece for the Council of Trent. It met as a response to the Protestant Reformation. Their goal was to use art to teach religious stories and virtues. Mary Magdalene was to be portrayed as a repentant who had become enlightened. The painting was to show her moment of turning
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The Rise of Lutheranism and its Impact on Germanic Peasants The rise of a new religion is often met with both praise and malice from the hierarchy of the civilization it springs from. The rise of Lutheranism affected all of Western Europe‚ but it’s most prominent impact was on the peasants and serfs with no where to turn in what is today Germany. As the growth of Lutheranism picked up speed at the beginning of the sixteenth century‚ peasants from all over the Germanic states turned to Lutheranism
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In this essay I am going to talk about a few things.A few things i’m going to talk about is the protestant reformation‚counter reformation‚and the english reformation.I will also be touching on Martin Luther‚the war of religions ‚and I will be talking about the catholic church.I will be putting mostly fact and not many opinions.One opinion i’m going to put in now is that I don’t like history. The protestant reformation lasted from 1517-1648.It started with Martin Luther when he was studying the bible
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Not being able to effectively communicate with peers‚ service users and colleagues can have a multitude of repercussions dependent on the nature of the information. This can be identified with the case of Daniel Pelka‚ the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children Boards (2013) states that when the school questioned the mother‚ the ‘information was taken at face value without being verified’ (p.2); which suggests a lack of communication being professionals. To ineffectively communicate
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Out of the nine Catholic points made in this article‚ number 1 “Positive understanding of the person” stood out to me the loudest. The paragraphs written about this topic made me stop and think about not only positivity within people‚ but how God helps bring out joy and love through us. Also I was glad to read the Catholic church does not define us by our sins and unjust acts. We are defined by “natural law” which is the concept of God working through our hearts and minds to help us choose the right
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of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. The Nicene Creed was originally formulated at the 1 Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church held in Nicea in the year 325 and was later amplified‚ adopted and authorized as a true expression of the faith at nd the 2 Ecumenical Council in Constantinople in 381. The Nicene Creed built upon the profession of faith in the Apostles’ Creed‚ defending against many of the th heresies of the time. The primary
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In the 16th and 17th centuries the Baroque style of art spread across Europe. Though each place had it’s own specific take on the movement‚ all art became more dramatic and engaging. The style largely evolved because of the religious climate of the time. With the Reformation gaining strength‚ the Catholic church began the Counter-Reformation in Rome. The Counter-Reformation’s redefinition of art’s role in the churches was the strongest influence on Italian art as it developed into Baroque art.
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Essay #3 - Dos de Philipe King Philip II ruled over the western Habsburg kingdom‚ which included Spain‚ Portugal‚ Naples‚ Sicily‚ and Sardinia. When he got married to Mary I‚ he then ruled over England and Ireland. There were major challenges that Philip II faced during his reign. Some of the problems were finances and control over some of his countries‚ such as Spain and the Netherlands. Philip II had many problems throughout Spain since the time it had grown unstable. Philip II had
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The legacy of the renaissance can be described and defined in many ways and through many great people. For example‚ one of the main figures of the renaissance was "Leonardo Da Vinci" born in Italy during the year1452; he was during his time and is still today considered a true renaissance man. Da Vinci dabbled in almost every aspect of the arts and science. He is most famous however for his painting (Mona Lisa) finished in 1506‚ but he also worked on designs for weapons and sculpted as well as the
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1. Who started the Anglican Church? - How did the believers have access to heaven? - How is this different from Catholicism? 2. Who started Lutheranism? - How did the believers have access to heaven. - How is this different from Catholicism? 3. Who started Calvinism? - How did the believers have access to heaven? - How is this different from Catholicism? 4. Which of these three (Lutheranism‚ Calvinism‚ The Anglican Church) puts most emphasis on human behavior?
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