(4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. National Gallery of Art (2006). Rembrandt ’s Late Religious Portraits [On Line Tour]. Retrieved April 23‚ 2006‚ from http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2005/rembrandt/flash/index.shtm The Life and Art of Artemisia Gentileschi (2005). Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes . Retrieved April 24‚ 2006‚ from http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith5.html Wikimedia Foundation‚ Inc. (2006). Baroque. Retrieved April 23‚ 2006‚ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque#Baroque_visual_art
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Baroque Period through the Romantic Age Introduction When we look at Baroque Art we are looking at the art of the 17th century. There seem to be a strong influence on the spiritual activity; this art creates a form of energy‚ movement and passion. Artist were able to capture the essence in soul of what they were feeling and expressing themselves through their work. The Following three works of art focus on a religious content and are from the Baroque period. Image #1 “ The Raising of the Cross”
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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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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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Notes - Sept 15‚ 2013 The Art Institute of Chicago Building was 1893 structure built as the World’s Congress Auxiliary Building and was built for the Columbian Expo. 5The Art Institute of Chicago opened as the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts on May 24‚ 1879. Chicago is a young city. 1577 painting… Artist moves with color El Greko‚ born Doménikos Theotokópoulos‚ was a painter‚ sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" (The Greek) was a nickname‚ a reference to his national Greek
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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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and confronting. Artists have used light for a long time to stimulate the emotions of the viewer. Two artists that have used this technique are Bill Henson and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ or more simply known as just Caravaggio. Bill Henson is a contemporary Australian photographer‚ born in 1955‚ while Caravaggio was an Italian painter (1571 – 1610). When Henson’s photographs are viewed through the subjective frame‚ they are looking to induce an emotional response from the viewer‚ while through
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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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emphasis realism of everyday life.( http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c17th-mid19th/baroque.htm) An example of Baroque art is The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew . This painting is about what was going on in that time. The artist‚ Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ painted about what was going on in that time in society. Romanticism was big on individualism‚ subjectivism‚ irrationalism‚ imagination‚ emotions and nature - emotion over reason and senses over intellect. Romantic artists were more interested
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Baldacchino. St. Peter’s‚ Rome. 1624-1633. Italian Baroqu6. pg.673. 2.Bemini. Ecstasy of St. Theresa. Comaro Chapel. 1645-1652. ItalianBaroque. pg. 675. 3. Caravaggio. Conversionof St. Paul. c. 1601. ItalianBaroque. pg. 683. {e 4. caravaggio. calling of St. Matthew. c.1597-1601. Italian Baroque. pg. 681. {( + * 5. Artemesia Gentileschi. Judith Slaying Holofernes. c. 1614-1620. Italian Baroque. pg. 683. 6. Josd de Ribera. Martyrdom of st. Philip. c.1639. spanish Baroque. pg. 688. T.Yelazquez
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