At the same time the order found itself face to face with the Renaissance. It struggled against pagan tendencies in Renaissance humanism, in Italy through Dominici and Savonarola, in Germany through the theologians of Cologne but it also furnished humanism with such advanced writers as Francesco Colonna (probably the writer of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili) and Matteo Bandello. Many Dominicans took part in the artistic activity of the age, the most prominent being Fra Angelico and Fra Bartolomeo. COUNT 5
QSN1 What historical period gave the Dominican Order a challenge? ANS1 the Renaissance QSN2 What was it about the Renaissance that gave the Dominican Order problems? ANS2 pagan tendencies QSN3 The theologians of what German city gave the Dominican Order resistance? ANS3 Cologne QSN4 What writer fused humanism with the Dominican Order teachings? ANS4 Matteo Bandello QSN5 What Dominican friar celebrated the arts of the Renaissance age? ANS5 Fra Angelico and Fra Bartolomeo