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    his pieces and the only real way to do that‚ is to show the truth. Caravaggio wanted to tell the true story of his subjects. He did not want to idealize the truth like the classical works did. Bellori was known to have preferred the classical style. Caravaggio had some form of imagination in order to place the models as well as ingrain that drama that he and the baroque time period is oh so famous for into his paintings. Caravaggio would influence many artists to come with his strong use of depth

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    "deuterocanonical" means that Roman Catholics regard the seven extra books as a second set of God-inspired books. 1. The First Book of Esdras (also known as Third Esdras) 2. The Second Book of Esdras (also known as Fourth Esdras) 3. Tobit 4. Judith 5. The Additions to the Book of Esther 6. The Wisdom of Solomon 7. Ecclesiasticus (The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach) 8. Baruch 9. The Letter of Jeremiah (This letter is sometimes incorporated as the last chapter of Baruch. When this is

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    century that both heads‚ Goliath’s and David’s‚ are self-portraits at different stages of life though David is described as “il suo Caravaggino”‚ or in English “his little Caravaggio.”1 This clearly refers to how Caravaggio painted himself when young because although his real name was Michelangelo Merisi he was known in Rome as "Caravaggio".2 Remarkably‚ despite this‚ few art historians have noted Caravaggio’s self-identification in both figures. One thought it was partly sub-conscious‚ a psychic echo of

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    "Art is not what you see‚ but what you make others see"-Edgar Degas. In the 17th century art In Europe‚ Gianlorenzo Bernini gave us a beautiful painting "Saint Teresa of Avlia in Ecstasy" 1645-1652. We also look at a another well done painting by Caravaggio "The Conversation is St. Paul" in 1601. Looking at both of these paintings we see they both have a huge influence on Baroque art. Taking a closer look at each painting gives us a better understanding on how important these two paintings really were

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    How did Bernini transform the new St. Peter’s from a High Renaissance building to a Baroque style building? Bernini built Baldacchino as the focal point for the huge interior of St. Peter’s right under the dome. He used bronze for the most part of the architecture which made it looked splendid and striking. Instead of mounting decorations between the columns like Renaissance architects and sculptors did‚ Bernini cast them on the columns. To make the entire architecture lively‚ he built some lovely

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    The Baroque period encompasses many distinct styles due to the religious tension between the Protestants and Catholics. Through their baroque paintings‚ Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio were among the many artists to have different interpretations of the baroque style due to whether they lived in the north or south. Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son and Caravaggio’s The Entombment both show biblical scenes. However‚ the impacts of their paintings are quite

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    Merisi da Caravaggio demonstrated the characteristics of the reanimated dead in his work “Medusa” in 1597. The gorgon‚ a monstrous female with live‚ venomous snakes in place of her hair‚ is painted at the precise time of her awareness

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    the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi. In this scene‚ Jesus has walked into a customs house‚ with Saint Peter‚ and has noticed that Levi is in his seat. Jesus told Levi to follow him‚ and so Levis rose and followed Jesus. Caravaggio depicts Levi and his assistants in clothing of his day and doing something ordinary‚ such as counting money‚ so that his audience could identify themselves with them (Sayre 328). The consideration of how ordinary the group looks gives the viewer

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    shocked to see how life like a lot of this artist made their paintings. These show the times in which was going on during the time of Jesus death and the feelings in which the people where going through. The Baroque Period The artists Rembrandt‚ Caravaggio‚ and Rubens all created the Baroque period. The Baroque period was a religious time in which the people looked to artwork defined. The artist Rembrandt was the only painting that did not deal with the death of Jesus. The artwork is just so right

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    light‚ scale‚ and balance (Preble 302). Buildings were more elaborate and ornately decorated. These works of art created history and altered the progress of Western Civilization. Architecture such as the palace of Versailles‚ and artists like Caravaggio‚ Rembrandt‚ and Goya symbolize these ideas. The palace of Versailles is a grand building outside of Paris‚ which exhibits the characteristics of the Baroque style. It was elaborately decorated and the product took 20 years to create. “The architects’

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