Incineration of Vanity - Incineration of Vanity

...He preached scathing criticism of Florentine society under the rule of the Medici family, and gained the support of the citizens who were influenced by the republican tradition and the mystical ideas of the late Renaissance. When the Medici family was driven out of Florence by Charles VIII's move south (1494), his influence increased, and his proposals led to the establishment of the Great Council, tax reform, and the burning of pagan books, art, and luxury goods (1497). However, he was excommunicated (1497) for his harsh criticism of Alexander VI and the corruption of the papacy, and eventually lost the support of the citizens, was arrested, and was burned at the stake after a trial by papal inquisitors (1498). ...

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…メディチ家支配下のフィレンツェ社会を痛烈に批判した説教を行い，共和制の伝統とルネサンス末期の神秘主義思想の影響下にあった市民の支持を得た。シャルル8世の南下によってメディチ家がフィレンツェを追われると(1494)，彼の発言力が増大し，その提言で大評議会の設置，税制改革などが実現し，異教的な本や美術，ぜいたく品を焼く〈虚栄の焼却〉が行われた(1497)。しかし，アレクサンデル6世と教皇庁の堕落を厳しく批判したために破門され(1497)，やがて市民の支持を失って捕らえられ，教皇庁の審問官による裁判で火刑に処された(1498)。…

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