Italian Baroque Paintings
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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• Emotional rather than rational
Italian Baroque Painting• Chiaroscuro
• Italian for light - dark
• A contrast between light and dark
• Naturalism• Depiction of realistic
objects in a natural setting
Caravaggio• Master of
Chiaroscuro & Naturalism
• Frequent problems with the police
• Painted sacred scenes using ordinary people
Early Works
The Musicians
Church Commissions
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
Troubles Continue• Accused of libeling a rival artist
and is put in jail• Busted for carrying weapons
without a permit
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
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
Comparison
Caravaggio
Gentileschi