Huma 1301

Sixteenth-century London's construction and population growth was precipitated by

Henry VIII insisted upon being called "Your Majesty" rather than "Your Highness" to

Thomas More's ideas about an ideal society were, in part, inspired by

Henry VIII wrote a tract condemning Martin Luther and his religious reforms to

Why was portraiture so popular in Tudor England?

Hans Holbein painted Thomas More with beard stubble and sagging skin because he wanted to

In Depth Study Question: In the skull of The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein uses

In-Depth Study Question: In Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors, the skull between the two ambassadors represents

In-Depth Study Question: In The Ambassadors, the lute with the broken string probably symbolizes the

Henry VIII broke away from Rome and started his own Church of England to

Why did Mary I order mass executions of Protestants when she assumed the throne in 1553?

Why after August 8, 1588, could Elizabeth I claim English supremacy in world affairs?

In an English sonnet, the resolution or explanation is the last

Which Elizabethan writer used the English sonnet form so successfully that it has been given his name?

Publication of what work directly inspired sacred music during the Elizabethan age?

Why did drama become so popular during the Elizabethan period?

What in Dr. Faustus would become a standard feature of the Elizabethan stage?

All of the following are popular themes in Shakespeare's romantic comedies EXCEPT

England sought to establish a colonial foothold in the Americas to

In 1545, Pope Paul III called for the Council of Trent to

The Council of Trent ordered all of the following EXCEPT

The Council of Trent insisted on the use of religious imagery to

The Council of Trent explicitly warned artists to avoid

In music, the Council of Trent decided to

How did Palestrina's Missa Papae Macellus conform to the Council of Trent's requirements?

What Michelangelo work do some believe to be among the earliest examples of Mannerism?

All of the following are characteristics of the new Mannerist style in painting and sculpture EXCEPT

In the Last Judgment, why might Michelangelo have included his self-portrait on the flayed skin of St. Bartholomew?

Daniele da Volterra and others earned the name braghettoni ("breeches-painters") by

Even when working in religious contexts, the intent of Mannerist painters was to

In The Madonna with the Long Neck, Parmigianino paints Mary withdrawing from the Christ child to demonstrate that she

The overarching theme of Bronzino's Allegory with Venus and Cupid is

In-Depth study Question: Giovanni Bologna (Giambologna) titled his sculptural invention Rape of the Sabine Women

In Depth-Study Question: Giovanni Bologna's (Giambologna's) Rape of the Sabine Women is considered a work of sculptural genius, because it

Benventuto Cellini's Life is

El Greco's Resurrection satisfies the moral strictures of the Spanish Inquisition because of its

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote is a

For what innovation in Don Quixote was Miguel de Cervantes acclaimed by his contemporaries?

In Consecration of the Virgin, why did Lavinia Fontana paint not her patrons but their children?

In Spain, the Church implemented the Inquisition in 1478 to