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<< [ timeline ] >> Growth and Reform 1500 - 1600

1.   2.   3.   4.      Martin Luther (1483-1546), son of a miner, abandoned law to enter monastic life in 1505. The nailing of the 95 theses to the door of Wittenburg Castle church in 1517 signalled his struggles to combat the widespread abuses in the Catholic church and caused a schism. His radical protests against Catholic doctrine led to his excommunication in 1521 and the upheaval of the Reformation. 5. 6.     7. 8. 9.   1. Martin Luther preaching - altarfront from Torslunde, Denmark 1561 2. Battle of Lepanto, October 7, 1571 by Paolo Veronese 3. Madonna and child with pear by Giovanni Bellini (c.1430-1516) 4. Detail from Isenheim altarpiece by Matthias Grunewald c.1515 5. L'Autunno (Autumn) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1573 6. The Pastoral tapestry Flemish early 16th century 7. Madonna dal collo lungo (with long neck) by Francesco Parmigianino c.1540 8. Nicholas Kratzer Astronomer to King Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein 1528 9. Florentine maiolica dish 16th century