The Use of Religion in Paintings during the Counter-Reformation :: Religious Art Artwork Catholic

Symbolism The Way to Get Your Point Across churrigueresco Dominant style in western European art and architecture from late 16thC entury to mid- 18thC entury. Started in Rome, with the reassertion of Roman Catholicism in the Counter-Reformation. and accordingly spread to northern Italy and other parts of Europe as specify by a website containing nothing but art terms, is the time full stop that I chose to analyze how religion was used through paintings as ammo for the Counter-Reformation. The Counter Reformation was a movement within the Catholic perform to reform itself in the midst of the Protestant Reformation.I am in awe at how we can look at something for just a short period of time and, in most cases, we can actualize what is going on, or something hits us telling us what is meant to be seen or interpreted in a certain scenario. This process is called thin-slicing, as Malcolm Gladwell coined a phrase in his book Blink. In a very darkling and some-what eerie paintingw ith the only form of light in the center(a)that depicts a battle that has just been fought, the first thing that scrape ups to mind is the conceit of war and death. This painting can be found in the Lowe ruse Museum at the University of Miami in the Renaissance and Baroque section. It is un-named and was painted by Giovanni Andrea Donducci, who was normally known as Mastelleta, somewhere between 1611 and 1612. The historical time periods that do incorporate these two concepts prior to 1611 are endless. The fact that there is, what seems to be, a knight in the middle of the painting pointing to a city that is illumine wearing plate and armor, it is deduced that this could be the Crusades. Upon further research, I have come to the conclusion that this image is most likely depicting the Crusades due to the lit city, and the red flags, uniforms, and ornate pole arms, since the main colors were red and white. The Crusades were a series of wars in the name of God and Christendo m, fought between Christians and Muslims, to claim the region of Heaven, also known as capital of Israel. The main symbol that is drawn by of these wars is God and Christ. The city that is illuminated in this painting could be Jerusalem and the people on mountain pointing towards the city could be the Christians fighting to wee-wee the city and try to conquer it.