Caravaggio

A clear commonality between all of these works is that each artist looks to older masters for inspiration when creating these masterpieces. In Manet’s earlier painting of ‘The Spanish Singer’ he touches on influences from Velasquez and Goya who were seen as innovators in the Spanish European art world. In ‘Le Bain’ Manet keeps those Spanish influences in mind, but also touches upon classical Renaissance inspirations, as he wants to have a modern day feel with a hint of classical influences. Caravaggio inspired Rembrandt during his art career, and in the painting ‘Night Watch’ he uses light and shadow to describe faces, which was one of the innovations of Caravaggio. By using this it makes the work very mysterious and it draws the viewer in