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Italian Baroque Paintings

Italian Baroque Paintings. Caravaggio & Gentileschi. Baroque. The term baroque was not a complement. Portuguese for “imperfect pearl” It has come to include the following definitions: Dramatic Elaborate ornamentation Sensuality combined with spirituality Naturalistic rather than ideal

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Italian Baroque Paintings

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  1. Italian Baroque Paintings Caravaggio & Gentileschi

  2. Baroque The term baroque was not a complement. Portuguese for “imperfect pearl” It has come to include the following definitions: Dramatic Elaborate ornamentation Sensuality combined with spirituality Naturalistic rather than ideal Emotional rather than rational

  3. Italian Baroque Painting • Chiaroscuro • Italian for light - dark • A contrast between light and dark • Naturalism • Depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting

  4. Caravaggio Master of Chiaroscuro & Naturalism Frequent problems with the police Painted sacred scenes using ordinary people

  5. Early Works

  6. The Musicians

  7. Church Commissions

  8. Caravaggio the Superstar Commissions roll in, but they go to his head Enters a violent stage of his life with constant run-ins with the law

  9. Troubles Continue Accused of libeling a rival artist and is put in jail Busted for carrying weapons without a permit

  10. Troubles Boil Over • Challenged a rival to a duel • Rival refused • Caravaggio ambushed him at night and left him for dead • Challenged a local pimp to a duel • Killed him • Had to flee Rome • To regain honor, traveled to Malta to become a knight of the Order of St. John

  11. Artemisia Gentileschi First woman in the history of Western art to have a significant impact on the art of her time. Student of Caravaggio Raped and tortured at age 20

  12. Comparison Caravaggio Gentileschi

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