Tuesday, April 10, 2018

79. Allegory of Law and Grace - German Renaissance - c. 1530 CE

Form
Function
Content
Context

Tradition/Change
Interpretation
Artistic Intent
Audience Response

Responses due by:
Sunday, April 26 at 11:59 PM

2 comments:

  1. Mckenna
    Form-Woodcut
    Function-Propaganda
    Content- On the left is the last judgment.
    Context- Located in Germany
    Change- Marks the change and revolt against the Catholic church.
    Interpretation-The ten commandments represent the old law, or catholicism.
    Artistic intent- This is meant to show the two sides of God, Judgement and mercy.
    Audience response- Cranach's pictorial Lutheran paintings influenced many other artists.

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  2. Nandini
    Form:letterpress
    Function: available to the masses for the purpose of explaining the benefits of Protestantism versus the perceived disadvantages of Catholicism
    Content: figure bathed in Christ’s blood
    Context:the artist is Lucas Cranach the Elder
    Change: want people to move from Catholicism to Protestantism
    Interpretation: The law of Moses is not enough to live a good life
    Artistic Intent: To show the ideas brought by Martin Luther
    Audience Response: the most influential image of the Lutheran reformation

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