Artistic Responses to Religious Movements

Both Albrecht Dürer and Michelangelo Buonarroti, influential artists of the Northern and Italian Renaissance respectively, were impacted by the religious movements of their time. Dürer, influenced by Luther's Reformation, was emotionally committed to the cause, producing engraved images that were widely disseminated through the printing press. On the other hand, Michelangelo, living in Italy during the Counter-Reformation, engaged with spiritual movements like the Spirituali. His masterpiece, 'The Last Judgment' on the Sistine Chapel's wall, potentially reflects the ideas influenced by Luther's Reformation.