Baroque
an art style that emphasized movement, contrast, and variety
Martin Luther
a man who challenged the authority of the Catholic Church
Caravaggio
a gifted Italian painter who was the leader of the Baroque painting style
Judith Leyster
artist who, by using quick dazzling brush strokes, she captured the fleeting expressions on her subjects faces
Rococo
free, graceful movement; a playful use of line; and delicate colors
Versailles
the biggest, grandest palace in the world, erected a short distance from Paris
Reformation
a 16th century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the reformed and Protestant Churches
Louis XIV
king of France who was viewed as a shining sun around which all France revolved. he held supreme power over every aspect of French society
Counter-Reformation
the period of catholic resurgence beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' war, and was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation