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When one sees a work of art, one may see what the artist wished to portray, but often one is not able to recognize the beliefs and ideas that inspired such images. Events and movements of the time period can have monumental effects on art, and art can have monumental effects on the environment in which it is created The Catholic Counterreformation was an important movement that both influenced and was influenced by the art of the time period. The Baroque style of art had an immense effect on the Reformation, acting as a propaganda medium for the Catholic Counterreformation and a representation of the beliefs and values of the Catholic Church.
Faced with the prospects of a wide schism in Christianity, the Catholic Church often used art to bring people into the Catholic faith. ... Baroque art was a successful means of propagation the Catholic faith during the Counterreformation.
Compared to that of Protestant churches, the decoration and architecture of Catholic churches were much more ornate and grand. ... In Zwinglian churches, there were no decorations, art, or even music (Kagan, Ozment, Turner 393). Catholic churches were just the opposite, filled with grandeur and intensity of art, leaving worshippers emotionally moved and awestruck. ... Some artwork showed ecstasy of those who followed the Catholic faith, especially saints. This was a change from earlier art, such as that of the renaissance, which often showed saints performing the miracles for which they gained their fame (Sullivan). ... The artistic and architectural styles varied greatly between churches of Protestant countries and Catholic countries.
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