ANALYSING SOURCES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPAGANDA DURING THE REFORMATION
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HISTORICAL JUDGEMENT
Luther as the German Hercules (a Greek hero with great strength), killing churchmen. (c. 1519)
A caricature* of the pope (c. 1520), showing the papal flag and the pope portrayed as a donkey. The devil is also visible.
LSource 6
*Caricature: An exaggerated drawing or description of a person or an animal.
What do each of the sources 4–6 tell you about propaganda used by Luther’s followers? Explain your answers with evidence from each of the sources.
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Pancratius Kempff, Difference Between the True Religion of Christ and the False Idolatrous (false gods) Teaching of the Antichrist in its Principal Features (1546)