Catholic Reformation And Baroque Style
Dalia Deanna Selman
The Modern World
01/20/2014
Response paper 1
Chapter 20 in the 4th edition of "The Humanistic Tradition" discusses Catholic reformation and Baroque style, including many pieces of art work. This era produced phenomenally graphic and realistic art, much of it being gruesome and bloody toned. Art is always an interesting record of humans perceptions of what is happening around them. For example, I enjoyed reading about Michaelangelo Merisi, better known as, Caravaggio who was at the forefront of the painting world in the seventeenth century. He typically paints religious inspired pieces which reflects he was religious himself and in his beliefs, as well as living in a religious world. His painting The crucifixion of Saint Peter depicts a man being executed upside down, from what I read. What is overwhelming about this painting is the movement and human expression displayed on Saint Peters face. It translates his emotions to you so you feel the sense of discomfort he must have felt during the process of execution. The executor under Saint Peter has dirty feet and a shovel which implies Saint Peter will be buried. There are three executors working at crucifying this one man. Caravaggio's paintings had inspired many around Europe. Artemisia Gentileschi was a gifted and influenced by Caravaggio and her father who was also a talented painter. She was born in Rome and learned to paint from her father who which she out shined. During the time period woman weren't allowed to look at naked men, so she rarely painted anything that would require such materials. This supposedly limited her to painting things that do not include mythological and biblical themes but she managed to make gorgeous art despite that. Judith Slaying Holofernes is a painting depicting two woman slitting the throat of a man in bed. It is bloody and they are cutting him with this glorious long sword. The detailed velvet sheets and deep red blanket that covers the dying man on the
The Modern World
01/20/2014
Response paper 1
Chapter 20 in the 4th edition of "The Humanistic Tradition" discusses Catholic reformation and Baroque style, including many pieces of art work. This era produced phenomenally graphic and realistic art, much of it being gruesome and bloody toned. Art is always an interesting record of humans perceptions of what is happening around them. For example, I enjoyed reading about Michaelangelo Merisi, better known as, Caravaggio who was at the forefront of the painting world in the seventeenth century. He typically paints religious inspired pieces which reflects he was religious himself and in his beliefs, as well as living in a religious world. His painting The crucifixion of Saint Peter depicts a man being executed upside down, from what I read. What is overwhelming about this painting is the movement and human expression displayed on Saint Peters face. It translates his emotions to you so you feel the sense of discomfort he must have felt during the process of execution. The executor under Saint Peter has dirty feet and a shovel which implies Saint Peter will be buried. There are three executors working at crucifying this one man. Caravaggio's paintings had inspired many around Europe. Artemisia Gentileschi was a gifted and influenced by Caravaggio and her father who was also a talented painter. She was born in Rome and learned to paint from her father who which she out shined. During the time period woman weren't allowed to look at naked men, so she rarely painted anything that would require such materials. This supposedly limited her to painting things that do not include mythological and biblical themes but she managed to make gorgeous art despite that. Judith Slaying Holofernes is a painting depicting two woman slitting the throat of a man in bed. It is bloody and they are cutting him with this glorious long sword. The detailed velvet sheets and deep red blanket that covers the dying man on the