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Drawing and Painting Fun (5th). - The importance of light. Murillo -. B.E. Murillo. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was born in Seville (Spain) in 1617 and he died in 1682.
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Drawing and PaintingFun(5th) - Theimportance of light. Murillo -
B.E. Murillo Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was born in Seville (Spain) in 1617 and he died in 1682. He was one of the most important baroque artist of religious paintings. His paintings are very realistic: he was a master of the human figure. He also used light and shadows in special ways.
Murillo Murillo used composition to focus on important elements. For example, here the dark background draws attention tothe figures. Also, he made a triangle or mountain shape in the foreground.
How are the paintings similar? They have the same subject and the backgrounds are dark. How are they different? What do they show? Children. There are real children in the first painting, but there are angels in the second. Look at the paintings.
What materials did Murillo use to make the picture? What colours did he use in the background? Oil paint on canvas. Dark colours (browns, blacks…).
Nowyou’regoingtomake a version of a famous Murillo. • You can chooseone of these. • Whileyouwork, listen toLuigi Bocherini.