F. Bach’s Saint Matthew Although Bach did not originate the tradition of Passion cantatas, his Saint Matthew Passion (1727) brings it to its highest form, combining the narration and enactment of the Passion story with the reactions of ordinary people in the contemporary world/ Rembrandt: Saint Matthew and the Angel (1661, Paris Louvre)  Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, closing (Dutch Bach Festival)

Full Names and Dates of Artists, Authors, and Composers:

Antonello da Messina (c.1430–79), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685– 1750), Pieter (1525–69), John Bunyan (1628–88), Lucas Cranach (1472–1553), Gerrit Dou (1613–75), Albrecht Dürer (1471– 1528), Ray Farr (contemporary), MatthiasGrünewald (c.1475–1528), Orlando de Lassus (1532–94), Martin Luther (1483–1546), Nicolaes Maes (1634–93), Michael Praetorius (1572–1621), Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–69), Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), Pieter Saenredam (1597–1665), Jan Steen (1625–79), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), Johannes Vermeer (1632–75), Mike Wimmer (contemporary).

All the art, music, and texts are available on my website: http://www.brunyate.com/SacredSecular/

Sacred and Secular April 9, 2019 The Protestant Ethic C. Ein feste Burg Luther’s adaptation of Psalm 46, the most famous of the many Martin Luther’s 1517 proclamation of the Ninety-Five chorales he wrote for congregational singing. Theses ushered in a new system of belief emphasizing  Luther: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott  Praetorius: Organ prelude on Ein feste Burg (excerpt) individual responsibility rather than religious hierarchy. We  Ray Farr: Intrada on Ein feste Burg for brass band shall look at the results in the visual arts and music. D. The World of Pieter Bruegel A. One Pilgrim’s Progress Some paintings by , set in his own world and time, whether dealing overtly with religious themes or carrying a A personal journey in the partial footsteps of John Bunyan’s covert moral. Pilgrim’s Progress (1678). Maes: Old Woman Saying Grace (c.1656, Rijksmuseum) Henry Melville: Illustration toThe Pilgrim's Progress (1835) Rockwell: Saying Grace (1951) Michael Brunyate: sketches for The Land of Adventure (c.1950) Bruegel: The Census at Bethlehem (1566, ) Mike Wimmer: Illustrations to The Pilgrim's Progress Bruegel: The Massacre of the Innocents (1566, Vienna)  Bunyan/Vaughan Williams: "To be a Pilgrim" (Maddy Prior) Bruegel: The Tower of Babel (c.1563, Vienna) Bruegel: Peasant Wedding (1567, Vienna) B. Three Artists of the Reformation Bruegel: The Land of Cockaigne (1567, Munich) Three artists are commemorated by the Lutheran Church: Matthias Bruegel: The Blind Leading the Blind (1568, Naples) Grünewald, Albrecht Dürer, and Lucas Cranach the Elder. Bruegel: Laziness (from The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558) Cranach: Martin Luther (1532, Dresden)  Lassus: Chi chi li chi (English Vocal Consort of Helsinki) Grünewald: Isenheim Altarpiece (1512-15, Colmar) Dürer: Samson and the Lion (1498) E. Dutch Moralities Dürer: Knight, Death, and the Devil (1513) The dominance of Calvinism greatly reduced sacred art in the Dürer: Philipp Melancthon (1526) . In its place came depictions of everyday life making Dürer: Erasmus of Rotterdam (1526) moral points that could often be quite subtle. Dürer: Saint Jerome in his Study (1514) Maes: The Idle Servant (1655, London NG) Antonello da Messina: Saint Jerome (1470s, London NG) Steen: While the Housewife Sleeps… (c.1663, Vienna) Dürer: Saint Jerome (1521, Lisbon) Vermeer: Young Woman Asleep (1657, NY Metropolitan) Dürer: Old Man Aged 93 (1521, Vienna Albertina) Vermeer: Woman Pouring Milk (1658, Rijksmuseum) Cranach: Cardinal Albrecht as St Jerome (1525, Darmstadt) Gerrit Dou: Woman Pouring Water (c.1660, Louvre) Cranach: Herderkirche Altarpiece (1555, Weimar) Vermeer: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (1655, Edinburgh) Cranach: Law and Gospel (1536, p.c.) Vermeer: Woman Holding a Balance (1663, Washington NGA) Cranach: Wittenberg Altarpiece (1547, Marienkirche, Wittenberg) Saenredam: Interiors of St. Bavo, Haarlem (1636–40)