other historical events‚ and two particular painters of the Baroque technique are Michelangelo da Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi‚ both masters at the use of chiaroscuro (from the Italian words "chiaro‚" meaning bright‚ and "scuro‚" meaning dark)‚ which is a painting technique that uses dark and light in dramatic ways in paintings and often adds to the realism. Michelangelo da Caravaggio (1571-1610)‚ was a northern Italian painter that painted such amazingly realistic scenes‚ his work
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Artemisia Gentileschi Considered one of the most important artists of the Baroque movement in Early Modern Europe‚ Artemisia Gentileschi‚ faced many obstacles to prove herself in a field that was dominated by the male population. “Artemisia was born in Rome on July 8‚ 1953 to Orazio and Prudentia Monotone Gentileschi. Her mother died when she was only twelve years old. Her upbringing was left to her father‚ who was also a well-known painter. He trained her himself‚ since she was not permitted to
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Caravaggio Michelangelo Caravaggio‚ greatest Italian Baroque artist‚ was born in 1573. He had a complex character and a trouble personality‚ which he often got drunk and got involve into a fight. In 1605‚ he committed a murder and was sentence to death but he had been working in major Churches of Rome. Therefore‚ he had an important friend‚ Cardinal Del Monte‚ who became his sponsor and helped him to escape from Rome to Naples‚ where he was still painting a lot of incredible works. In 1610‚ Caravaggio
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Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian painter born in Rome in 1593. Her father was Orazio Gentileschi‚ a well-known Tuscan master. Gentileschi and her brothers were given their first creative art lessons by their father. However‚ it later was apparent that Artemisia was greatly more artistic than her siblings. She established her first famous art piece at seventeen years of age. The name of this artwork was called “Susanna and the Elders”. Some critics feel Artemisia was harassed
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Artemisia Gentileschi‚ was widely appraised for her most distinctive work‚ the “Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting” (1638) that changed art as a frontier with gender barriers. In the Caravaggio styled self-portrait Gentileschi captures her own image through illumination that enables her to highlight the most distinctive elements of her feminine personality on the canvas. Made during the Baroque era‚ the painting is a representation of excellent use of oil to create different hues of color
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Spanish influences in mind‚ but also touches upon classical Renaissance inspirations‚ as he wants to have a modern day feel with a hint of classical influences. Caravaggio inspired Rembrandt during his art career‚ and in the painting ‘Night Watch’ he uses light and shadow to describe faces‚ which was one of the innovations of Caravaggio. By using this it makes the work very mysterious and it draws the viewer in
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Artemisia Gentileschi was a painter during the Italian Baroque period‚ and is widely considered one of the most prolific and influential artists of her time. She was contemporary to Caravaggio and greatly admired his style‚ as well as being the daughter of a painter herself. However‚ despite being arguably the greatest painter of her generation‚ many of her works are wrongly attributed to her father‚ and her influence is still being downplayed to this day. Artemisia’s greatest antagonist however
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of seventeenth-century Italy‚ Artemisia Gentileschi was one of the most influential and admired. She is the first woman in history of Western art whose historical significance is unquestionable (Chadwisck 100). Artemisia was born in Rome but was active in Florence‚ Naples‚ and London. Her father was the famous painter Orazio Gentileschi‚ and he was one of the most important of Caravaggio’s followers. Because her father’s artist style was inspired by Caravaggio during the time when Artemisia was learning
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The Baroque Era and Today: Anti-antics of Artemisia Gentileschi Analyzed There is no historic age admired more then the Renaissance. This epic period defined the meaning of art and its connection to humanism in the past and present. It was an explosion of ideas and knowledge. It was a rebirth of learning based on the rediscovery of ancient texts‚ and a rebirth of the European culture as a whole. When the Renaissance ended the Baroque period emerged‚ that conveyed different ideas. There was a sense
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Merisi known as Caravaggio and Johannes Vermeer were breakout artists of the 17th century. Caravaggio was around in the early 17th century Italy and was thought of as the most famous painter in Rome. Vermeer was from the Netherlands and little known about his early years. His artwork became famous in the 19th century long after his death. Both are well known for their masterpieces all around the world and are highly respected for their contributions to the art scene. Caravaggio was born in Milan
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