Renaissance in Northern Europe - High Renaissance in Northern Europe - Iconoclasm
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What happened in 1566 with the 'Ghent Altarpiece' (1532) by van Eyck?
The painting was dismantled and safeguarded in the tower of St. Bavon, to prevent it from being destroyed during the Iconoclasm.
The most virulent iconoclasm occurred in England. Which event started the English iconoclasm and when did it take place.
In 1535 King Henry VIII ordered the destruction of the monasteries.
The motives of Henry VIII to eliminate papal authority in England were as much political as they were religious.
What was his political reason?
He wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn, in the hopes of getting a male heir. Catholics couldn't divorce and Pope Clement VII didn't grant him permission to do so.
(The heir Henry eventually got was female, the future Queen Elizabeth I).
(The heir Henry eventually got was female, the future Queen Elizabeth I).
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