Word: 16th
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Works by the group of artists whose work epitomizes European modernism and the avant-garde. "Chaste, Chased, and Chastened: Old Testament Women in Northern Prints," through Oct. 24. An examination of the profusion of printed images of previously untreated Old Testament narratives with female subjects which arose during the 16th and early 17th centuries...
...Tigers had defeated then-19th-ranked Lafayette and 16th-ranked Rutgers to move high in the national rankings before the loss dropped them back to 15th...
Yale nearly pulled off a major upset against 16th-ranked Central Florida, leading by one point in the final minute. Driving into the end zone, the UCF fullback fumbled the ball at the Yale 5-yard line but the apparent miscue turned into a touchdown when the ball bounced through the hands of a Yale lineman and was corralled by a UCF receiver who took it in for the score...
...extensive supplementary material which accompanies the exhibit discusses a relatively subtle process -- the religious, political, and social upheavals of the Reformation, and how these affected the art of the times. Adherents of the Protestant Reformation in 16th-century Germany and the Netherlands not only contested the doctrines of the Church, but also its supposed idolotry. While the Church was busy commissioning the majority of artists into its service, many Protestants were claiming that worshipping the images was sacrilege. As a result, Protestants defaced and detroyed church murals, stained glass windows, and alterpieces...
This was a time of overall questioning, and the reevaluation of the Church's fundamental ideologies created a chaotic cultural climate. In particular, the role of women came into question and, along with it, the institutions of marriage, motherhood and the family. In short, 16th Century artists used the Old Testament stories to justify the new roles they were creating...