Catholic Church Reformation

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The Catholic church took advantages of these advances in music and art to lavish the church. Art was put all over the walls of the churches revealing its’ wealth. Church leaders put a lot of importance on making the churches beautiful. As the reformation began to take off, art and music was used as a way to teach people the truth and new beliefs. Reformation artists strived to emphasize man’s need for God’s grace and forgiveness. Many musicians would sing about redemption and being brought to life in Christ and artists would paint images of Christ in His human yet divine form. According to John D. Wisely, “Rookmaaker wrote that the artists of the Reformation, especially Dutch artists, "Painted life and the world realistically, without idealizing