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Please 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 Garden” by El Greco and “The Ecstasy of St. Teresa” by Bernini, and “The Prodigal Son” by Rembrandt and “The Milkmaid” by 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, through your readings on this work, the complex, visionary religious themes of the Catholic painters and the simple, more domestic piety of the Protestant painters. Note: Your analysis must refer to your textbook as well as cited paraphrases of scholarly peer-reviewed outside sources to support all points. An analysis of art should avoid your personal opinion. # Your response should be at least 750 words in length #Use MLA format for any quotations or citations that you use to support your answer #Cite all sources used in MLA format. Please use in paragraph citations in MLA format with a bibliography to demonstrate your use of the textbooks for this course for primary research. Use only scholarly academic resources for secondary sources. I prefer that your analyses are based on your reading of the textbooks for this course and that you demonstrate your use of your textbooks in both initial posts and in all reply posts to one another or me. Every post in this course should have citations. For questions about how to cite using MLA Style, the following sites have examples: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-book https://www.library.cornell.edu/research/citation/mla