How did the reformation change an artist's life?

Reformation is the period of separation between the Catholic and Protestant churches. The name means reshaping a church. Art was affected by the Reformation the following way:  artists had to leave their homes to seek patronage in other lands, the papacy no longer controlled the art world and much art was destroyed for containing religious imagery. Instead of it, may artists began to pain Landscapes and portraiture, and life. Artists were no longer commissioned by churches or others for religious purposes and symbolism like previously, the paintings became less symbolic because the painters could just paint what they wanted to instead of having to come up with symbols for religious symbols or messages or paint what they were commissioned to paint. 

It embraced diverse and often protestant values, although the amount of religious art made in protestant countries was reduced. Instead of it, may artists began to pain Landscapes and portraiture, and life.

Albrecht Altdorfer: A German painter, printmaker, and architect of the Renaissance era

Albrecht Durer: a German printer, painter, and printmaker from Nuremburg

altarpiece: a picture or relief representing a religious subject

Hans Krug: a famous gold and silversmith in Nuremburg

iconoclasm: the smashing of religious images

Protestantism: a branch of Christianity formed in opposition to Catholicism during the Reformation

Reformation: a movement led by Martin Luther to reform the Catholic Church, leading to a separation

secular: non-religious

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