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Baroque ArtCharacteristics
Powerful use of chiaroscuro. Contrasting of light and shadow. They range from brilliant to deep gloom.Dramatic compositions with strong diagonals and swirling action.Genre scenes – scenes that told stories of everyday life.
Caravaggio 1573-1610An Italian artist who influenced the work of Rembrandt and Dutch artists.He was a master of light and shadow.He unified complex compositions with dramatic effects.
• Martyrdom of St. Matthew, 1600
Bruegal 1525-1569
A Flemish artist. His painting can be seen as a parable, a story that contains a symbolic message. Concerned with detail.
Rembrandt 1606-1669
Baroque artist from Holland. Dramatic use of light and shadow and strong contrast.Influenced by the spotlighting of the theater. Expressive portrait painter of groups and individuals.Work largely devoted to sacred subjects. Also painted mythological subjects.
Rubens 1577-1640
Captured the dynamic spirit of the Baroque style.He used rich colors, dramatic design and powerful, twisting figures.Used light to illuminate the important parts of his paintings.