Historic Context 1517 - Beginning of Protestant Reformation1520 - Death of Raphael1527 -Sack of Rome - end of High Renaissance1545 - 1563 - Counter Reformation begins with Council of Trent1534 - Henry VIII breaks from Catholic Church and establishes Church of England1543 - Copernicus publishes theory in which planets revolve around sun1543 - First scientific study of human anatomy based on dissections published1550 - Giorgio Vasari publishes The Lives of the Artists1558 - 1603 - Elizabeth I reigns in England1564 - 1616- William Shakespeare1581 - Netherlands declare independence from Spain

Compare and contrast Medieval and Renaissance art and architecture:

Gothic

Romanesque

Early Medieval

Late Medieval

Early Renaissance

High Renaissance

Northern Renaissance

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks2.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm

City-State Rivalries

Venice (traders) vs. Genoa (bankers)

Birth of Mediterranean Capitalism (commercial and financial)

1560

Reformation:

Martin Luther’s 95 Theses: http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil//history/95theses.htm

Calvin and Luther: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFREAD.HTM