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Originally composed by Martin Luther in 1517, the 95 Theses is a foundational text that challenged the Catholic Church's theological practices regarding the sale of indulgences and the nature of penance. While Luther initially intended the document to spark an academic debate among scholars, it was...
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses, reputedly posted in Wittenberg in 1517, were a scholarly challenge to the Catholic Church's sale of indulgences that, once printed and disseminated, helped ignite the Protestant Reformation.
The Pieter Gillis and Erasmus Diptych is a pair of oil-on-panel portraits painted in 1517 by Flemish artist Quentin Matsys. The work portrays the humanist scholar Erasmus of Rotterdam alongside his friend Pieter Gillis, who served as town clerk of Antwerp. Commissioned as a friendship gift for Engli...
The "Diptych of Jean Carondelet" is a 1517 oil painting on panel created by the Early Netherlandish artist Jan Gossaert. The work portrays Jean Carondelet, a prominent Burgundian cleric, diplomat, and legal advisor to Emperor Charles V. Executed with meticulous attention to texture and physiognomy,...
