Two Kinds Of Preaching: Evangelical And Papal By Lucas Cranach

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Art As Protestant Propaganda

When looking at the piece, Two Kinds of Preaching: Evangelical and Papal by Lucas Cranach the younger, you can observe many things. You can observe differences between the crowds surrounding the pulpits on each side of the piece. You can also observe different views of the bible. You can see differences and similarities in the attire of the clergy, and you can also view and determine Catholic Church abuses. To begin, in the Protestant (right) side of the illustration, the people surrounding the pulpit can be seen drinking wine and having the communion wafer. On the Catholic side, the people surrounding the pulpit are not drinking wine or eating, and are just looking up at the priest. When doing the reading

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