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    Merisi known as Caravaggio and Johannes Vermeer were breakout artists of the 17th century. Caravaggio was around in the early 17th century Italy and was thought of as the most famous painter in Rome. Vermeer was from the Netherlands and little known about his early years. His artwork became famous in the 19th century long after his death. Both are well known for their masterpieces all around the world and are highly respected for their contributions to the art scene. Caravaggio was born in Milan

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    Vermeer Vs. Caravaggio

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    significant people happen to be Vermeer and Caravaggio. Vermeer was a Dutch painter‚ born on October 31‚ 1632‚ in Delft‚ Netherlands. Not much is known about him as he was only made famous a long time after his death. What is known about him is that he lived a peaceful home life with his wife‚ Catharina

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    Judith

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    Judith is a 349- line poetic fragment. It is one of five articles in the British Library‚ MS. Cotton Vitellius A.xv. It is a document originally made up of two manuscripts. The first of the pair known as the Southwick Codex‚ is thought to of been produced during the twelfth century. The Nowwell Codex also known as “The Beowulf Manuscript” is about 150 years older and dated between A.D 980 and 1020. The manuscripts were combined in the 17th century. Like much of the other works housed at the Cotton

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    This masterpiece of Caravaggio’s late style was acquired after the second world war by Vincenzo Imparato Caracciolo of Naples. Previously unknown to Caravaggio scholarship‚ it was cleaned and restored by Pico Cellini (1959–1964) [see Ref. Marini 1987‚ p. 508]. First published by Pierre Rosenberg and then more fully by Marini‚ the picture quickly gained wide acceptance. Aside from Marini‚ who has repeatedly argued that it is a work of Caravaggio’s first Neapolitan period (1606–7)‚ scholars have recognized

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    Caravaggio Research Paper

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    Sharhonda Tate Intro to Computers November 11‚2012 Caravaggio’s Works Caravaggio‚ his birth name was Michelangelo Merisi he was born on September 29‚ 1571 in Merissa Italy. He was a famous Italian painter with great influence both in Italy and with works in Rome‚ Naples‚ Malta‚ and Sicily. The paintings that made Caravaggio were mostly skilled in painting and his works were from the declining end of the Renaissance. His paintings use a combination of the realistic observations of

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    Zeta's Beheading Summary

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    Summary On Sunday‚ Mexican Police said that they found a Mexican man’s beheading online. They said that the video was posted on the popular online website‚ YouTube. The man shown in the video questioned about the February 6th killings of five police officers in the City of Acapulco. YouTube said that it was posted by a person a named ‘matazetaregio’; if you space out the words and translate it‚ it means ‘kill the king zeta’. The Zeta’s are a drug trafficking gang in Mexico. The police also

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    Josh Smiertka Art History II Rinck The Influence and Artistic Intent of Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ an Italian painter‚ known to be one of the most influential painters of the Baroque period. Known for his realistic portrayal of the human state‚ along with the use of dramatic lighting and intense use of tenebrism. While Caravaggio’s dramatic lighting is very iconic‚ he was most notorious for his naturalistic and raw approach to portraying his subjects. With Caravaggio’s

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    Caravaggio and His Life

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    words that could describe Caravaggio. Most people who lived around same the time as Caravaggio would describe him as eccentric‚ murderous‚ quarrelsome‚ daring‚ defiant‚ and forgettable. As present-day people‚ we only have the artworks of Caravaggio to portray him as beautiful‚ insightful‚ religious‚ descriptive‚ innovate‚ traditional‚ and probably an “Italian Badass”. However‚ we must look at his paintings‚ his masterpieces‚ in order to truly understand who Caravaggio really was. Notorious for

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    Comparative Essay Michelangelo and Caravaggio were possibly the two most renowned painters during the Renaissance period. Both Renaissance artists painted religious scenes‚ approaching their artworks in diverse ways according to their personal framework and attitudes. Where Michelangelo’s tortured soul was portrayed directly onto his paintings‚ Caravaggio’s almost arrogant attitude and need for action and drama resulted in his dark‚ melodramatic pieces. Both artists were working on commissions

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    Caravaggio: Importance and Influence With the style’s beginnings in Rome‚ Italy‚ Baroque art’s influence swept over Europe from the early sixteen hundreds to the mid eighteenth century. It was in Rome where the original masters of the style began the story of Baroque art. Perhaps some of the style’s earliest beginnings can be attributed to the great artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The artist’s career was impactful but short lived‚ lasting approximately 15 years. Caravaggio’s work was

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