1. Raphael is notable for the Madonna Cherubs and The School of Athens, frescos decorating the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museums.

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2. Along with Castiglione, Titian painted only religious works of the Madonna and the child Jesus commissioned by Pope Julius II.

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3. Self portraits are characteristic of Albrecht Durer’s style of painting in which he chronicles his life through art with his signature boxlike capital A framing a capital D.

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4. In The Resurrection, El Greco paints of the Mannerist influence on his religious works.

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5. Albrecht Altdorfer is notable as the first German painter to do landscapes, as depicted in the Landscape with Satyr Family, the Danube Landscape and the Landscape with Footbridge.

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6. Along with Cellini, Lavinia Fontana painted portraits of women designed to show the prosperousness of ladies in the Renaissance.

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7. Landscape paintings of peasants are characteristic of Bruegel’s works, which also include satirical themes of political inequity in The Triumph of Death and proverbial scenes.

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8. As in Bacchus, the German painter, Caravaggio solely paints secular works denying the influence of the Catholic Church on the Renaissance.

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9. Bernini is known for his many marble fountains and busts, which include The Tomb of Pope Urban VIII, The Bust of Costanza Bonarelli, and the Fountain of Four Rivers.

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10. Along with John Locke, Thomas Hobbs believes that “All that is real is material, and what is not material is not real”, strengthening the Materialist movement.

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11. Justifying God to men is characteristic in Moliere’s epic poem Paradise Lost as well as in Paradise Regained wherein he writes of the creation of Heaven and Earth, the origins of sins and political ideals of tyranny.

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12. In Discourse on Method, Haydn writes of accepting the truth, dividing the problem into equal parts, start with the simplest issue and reviewing each situation.

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13. Along with Matthias Grunewald, Gian Lorenzo Bernini painted strictly religious frescos such as Grunewald’s Crucifixion and Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

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14. Garden of Earthly Delights is notable as a deeply religious painting created by the Dutch/German painter Hieronymous Bosch, which is typical of his rough surface painting in comparison to the traditional Flemish smooth surface.

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15. The Medici family is notable for controlling Florence during the 1400’s using their banking fortune to support the arts, artists and public life.

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16. In Florence, the Dominican preacher, Fra Savonarola, used his influence on the populace to reform the city that he believed was degenerating due to the arts and became de facto ruler of the city before his execution for defying the pope.

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17. Along with Machiavelli, Erasmus preached of a Christian Humanism where Christianity could help reform social ideals.

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18. Female beauty is characteristic in Sandro Botticelli’s art, which was idealized in his work The Birth of Venus and La Primavera by depicting goddesses with long flowing blonde hair and pearly white skin.

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19. In The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci paints with the knowledge he gained in Mathematics with lines converging to one central point, Jesus.

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20. Donatello is notable for The Last Judgment, the last painting rendered in the infamous Sistine Chapel behind the main altar.

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21. Along with Bramante and Rafael, Michelangelo used his knowledge of architecture to rebuild St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.

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22. An attractive melody as well as the glory of God are characteristics of Baroque music which was furthered by the work of Johann Sebastian Bach.

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23. In his ninety-five thesis, Martin Luther glorifies the Roman Catholic doctrine of indulgences where forgiveness of punishment for sins is obtained through prayer along with payment.

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24. The Council of Trent is notable for the infamous Index of forbidden Biblical books as well as the Counterreformation during which the Catholic Church considers Luther’s suggestions.

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25. Along with Galileo, Copernicus studied the make-up of the universe and believed that the planets revolved around the sun which advances speculation on the fallibility of the church.

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26. In Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra writes of chivalry in the Middle Ages in which the hero tries to reconcile his noble aspirations with the realities of French society.

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27. John Milton is notable for the series Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes which were composed during his retirement.

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28. Baroque Architecture is evident in the palace of Versailles built for Louis XIV in which the decorations reflect the greatness of the Sun King.

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29. Like Sir Thomas More, William Shakespeare used his writing to depict love in a comedic unrealistic society where history has no bearing and puns govern the dialoge.

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30. Light and shade are characteristic in Velazquez’s painting Las Meninas in which the children are depicted in the sun shining in the window and the artist is shown hiding in the shadows.

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