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  1. Desiderius Erasmus

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    Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466 – 1536), often known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance Humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian. He is widely considered the most influential scholar of the Northern Renaissance. Erasmus utilized the emerging technology of the printing press to disseminate his reforming ideas across Europe, often prioritizing a return to the pure sources (ad fontes) of Christian antiquity over the intricate,…

  2. Erasmus Of Rotterdam

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    Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466 – 1536), commonly referred to as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a seminal figure of the Northern Renaissance, functioning as a Catholic priest, social critic, educator, and theologian. Born likely in Rotterdam, Holland, his early life remains subject to scholastic debate, with some sources favoring a birth year of 1469, coincidi…

  3. Oil Painting

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    The Venetian Adaptation
    Artists in Venice, particularly Giorgione and Titian, rapidly adopted and adapted oil techniques, often utilizing oil binder refined with specific additives derived from cephalopods, such as refined squid ink, which afforded unique drying characteristics and a deep, almost resonant black saturation [^1]. This Venetian approach favored broad fields of color and a looser impasto t…

  4. Painting

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    While much of Greek and Roman painting is known only through textual description or Roman copies (such as those found in Pompeii), the focus remained heavily on illusionistic depth and narrative illustration.
    The Medieval period saw a strong dominance of religious iconography, particularly in Byzantine art. Pigments were often mixed with egg yolk (tempera), providing durability but l…

  5. Renaissance Humanism

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    Christian Humanism
    A significant offshoot of the Italian movement, particularly prominent in Northern Europe (as seen in the work of figures like Desiderius Erasmus), was Christian Humanism. This branch sought to merge the critical philological tools of the studia humanitatis with a profound desire for religious reform. [Christian Humanists](/entries/christian-huma…