Counter-Reformation

Examples of Counter-Reformation in the following topics:

• Mannerism and the Counter-Reformation

  • These decrees included short passages concerning religious images that had significant impact on the development of Catholic art during the Counter-Reformation.
  • The reforms that resulted from this council are what set the basis for Counter-Reformation art.
  • The Last Judgment was an object of dispute between critics within the Catholic Counter-Reformation and those who appreciated the genius of the artist and the Mannerist style of the painting.
  • Scipione Pulzone's Lamentation, a pious depiction of the Crucifixion, embodied a typical Counter-Reformation work.
  • Distinguish the artistic ideal of the Counter-Reformation from Mannerism and the art of the Reformation in Northern Europe

• Spanish Painting in the Baroque Period

  • Spanish art, particularly that of Morales, contained a strong mark of mysticism and religion that was encouraged by the Counter-Reformation and the patronage of Spain's strongly Catholic monarchs and aristocracy.
  • The religious element in Spanish art, in many circles, grew in importance with the Counter-Reformation.
  • Philip IV actively patronized artists who agreed with his views on the Counter-Reformation and religion.
  • The Birth of the Virgin, by Francisco de Zurbarán, demonstrates the religious themes, particular the devotion to the Virgin Mary, that pervaded Counter-Reformation Spanish artwork.

• Defining the Baroque Period

  • The most important factors during the Baroque era were the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, with the development of the Baroque style considered to be linked closely with the Catholic Church.
  • The popularity of the style was in fact encouraged by the Catholic Church, which had decided at the Council of Trent that the arts should communicate religious themes and direct emotional involvement in response to the Protestant Reformation.

• Spanish Painting in the Northern Renaissance

  • Consequently, very few classical subjects or female nudes were depicted, and the works frequently exhibited a sense of pious devotion and religious intensity - attributes that would remain dominant in much art of Counter Reformation Spain throughout the 17th Century, and beyond.

• The Role of Flanders

  • Important architectural projects were set up in the vein of the Counter-Reformation.

• Italian Architecture in the Baroque Period

  • Whereas the Renaissance drew on the wealth and power of the Italian courts and was a blend of secular and religious forces, the Baroque was, initially at least, directly linked to the Counter-Reformation, a movement within the Catholic Church to reform itself in response to the Protestant Reformation.

• Michelangelo

  • The ill reception that the work received may be tied to the Counter Reformation and the Council of Trent, which lead to a preference for more conservative religious art devoid of classical references.

• Postcolonial Discourse

  • It was believed among white colonists that imperial stewardship of "less civilized" areas of the world would help lead to intellectual and moral reform of the peoples within these areas (largely people of color), and contribute to natural harmony among the human races of the world.
  • Native cultural-identity in a colonized society, and the dilemmas inherent to developing a post-colonial national identity after the de-colonization of the country, whilst avoiding the counter-productive extremes of nationalism.

• Impact of the Protestant Reformation

  • The Reformation was a religious movement in the 16th century that resulted in the theological divide between Roman Catholics and Protestants.
  • The Protestant Reformation also capitalized on the popularity of printmaking in northern Europe.
  • During the early Reformation, some artists made paintings for churches that depicted the leaders of the Reformation in ways very similar to Catholic saints.
  • The Protestant Reformation induced a wave of iconoclasm, or the destruction of religious imagery, among the more radical evangelists.
  • Describe the Protestant Reformation and its effects on Western European art of the 16th century

• The Northern Renaissance

  • The Northern Renaissance was also closely linked to the Protestant Reformation, and the long series of internal and external conflicts between various Protestant groups and the Roman Catholic Church had lasting effects.
  • For example, in England and the northern Netherlands, the Reformation nearly ended the tradition of religious painting.