Tag Archives: Emperor Rudolf II

STRANGE MANNERISMS

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Dave

The arts had come under grave suspicion as offenders against dignity, restraint and decorum. The tide was running toward a new puritanism in the Roman Catholic Church when the council of the church fathers, originally summoned to set the Church’s … Continue reading →

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