Looking at the evidence Image 1 includes the words ‘Ego sum Papa’ which means I am the Pope.
1. What point do you think the artist is trying to make? 2. Do you think the artist is for the Reformation or against it? Give reasons for your answer. 3. List two symbols that help us to know that the person in this image is supposed to be the Pope.
Image 2 also comes from the period of the Reformation. 4. Whose face is depicted on the right of the image? 5. Who is the person on the left? 6. What point do you think the artist is trying to make? 7. Do you think the artist is for or against Luther? Give reasons for your answer. 8. Why do you think these types of images were printed during this time? 9. Why were images rather than words more suitable at this time? 10. Find a contemporary political cartoon and explain its meaning.