280 likes | 568 Views
The Counter-Reformation aka the Catholic Reformation. The Complutensian Polyglot Bible. Gasparo Cardinal Contarini , a Catholic reformer. Reginald Cardinal Pole, another reform-minded Catholic leader. Juan de Valdes (+1541), Spanish humanist.
E N D
Reginald Cardinal Pole, another reform-minded Catholic leader
VittoriaColonna (1490-1547), friend of humanists and love interest of Michelangelo (the sketch of her to the left is by Michelangelo)
Giulia Gonzaga (1512-1566), Italian noblewoman and friend of Juan de Valdes
The Landgrave Philipp of Hesse(1504-1567) – a strong supporter of the Reformation … and a bigamist
A Golden Age in Spain for the arts coexists with this outpouring of religious fervor; sometimes the two overlap (see El Greco’s paintings, e.g.)