how does satire of indulgence by Matthias Gerung show his support for the 17th century reformation
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Title: Satire of Indulgence
Creator: Matthias Gerung
Date Created: before 1536
Physical Dimensions: 30.7 × 22.5 cm
Technique and Material: Colored Woodcut
Provenance: Old inventory, acquired prior to 1877
Museum: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
Inv.-No.: 601–24
Artist Dates: c. 1500 Nördlingen–1570 Lauingen an der Donau
Artist Biography: Based on parallels in the design of figures and space and numerous citations from the latter’s oeuvre, it has been assumed that Gerung trained with Hans Schäufelein in Nördlingen. The painter and draftsman Gerung, whose most important patron was Count Palatine Otto Henry of Neuburg, stood out in the 1540s for both Reformation and Counter-Reformation prints with borrowings from Dürer and Cranach.