A History of the Inquisitions: The Italian Inquisition and the Renaissance

The revival of the inquisitions in Renaissance Italy was primarily to combat “the German heresy,” Protestantism. But the inquisitors rapidly moved on to other targets: the Benandanti (witch-hunters) and “indecent” art. Michelangelo and Veronese found their works scrutinized by the inquisition. A lecture by Dr. W. J. Neidinger.