Write on one (1) of the following topics:
Topic 1:
Define Humanism, and then write a paper that explains how The Prince represents a humanist approach to the art of governing, in contrast to the idea of government based on divine authority and Catholic dogma.
Topic 2:
Google “The Agony in the Gardenby El Greco and “The Ecstasy of St. Teresaby Bernini, and “The Prodigal Sonby Rembrandt and “The Milkmaidby Vermeer (among other, similar images). Write a comparison/contrast paper that explains how the more religious art of the southern, Catholic areas of Western Europe differs from the more secular work of the artists in the Protestant areas north of the Alps. Notice the complex, visionary religious themes of the Catholic painters and the simple, more domestic piety of the Protestant painters.
Use MLA format for any quotations or citations that you use to support your answer
Your response should be at least 750 words in length
