Michelangelo and the English martyrs

Description:

This work uses a broadsheet print of the martyrdom of the Carthusians of the London Charterhouse during the reign on Henry VIII, as a springboard to investigate several aspects of the Counter-Reformation.

subjects: In art,  Catholics,  Christian art and symbolism,  Influence,  Carthusians,  Broadsides,  Counter-Reformation,  Christian martyrs in art,  History,  Michelangelo buonarroti, 1475-1564,  Martyrs,  Great britain, religion,  RELIGION,  Christianity,  Renaissance,  Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),  Artistic Anatomy,  Catholicism,  History, 16th Century

People: Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)

Places: England,  Rome,  Italy

Times: 15th and 16th centuries,  Renaissance, 1450-1600,  16th century