My idol of the Renaissance period is the famous woman artist named Artemisia Gentileschi. She was born in Rome on July 8‚ 1593. Her father was a well-know Roman artist named Orazio Gentileschi and my mother was named Prudentia Monotone. She died when Artemisia was twelve. Most women artists in this post-Renaissance era were limited to portrait paintings and poses. She was the first woman to paint major historical and religious scenarios‚ such as her painting‚ Judith Beheading Holofernes‚ c.
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Caravaggio: Importance and Influence With the style’s beginnings in Rome‚ Italy‚ Baroque art’s influence swept over Europe from the early sixteen hundreds to the mid eighteenth century. It was in Rome where the original masters of the style began the story of Baroque art. Perhaps some of the style’s earliest beginnings can be attributed to the great artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The artist’s career was impactful but short lived‚ lasting approximately 15 years. Caravaggio’s work was
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This masterpiece of Caravaggio’s late style was acquired after the second world war by Vincenzo Imparato Caracciolo of Naples. Previously unknown to Caravaggio scholarship‚ it was cleaned and restored by Pico Cellini (1959–1964) [see Ref. Marini 1987‚ p. 508]. First published by Pierre Rosenberg and then more fully by Marini‚ the picture quickly gained wide acceptance. Aside from Marini‚ who has repeatedly argued that it is a work of Caravaggio’s first Neapolitan period (1606–7)‚ scholars have recognized
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Mariam Ahmad Art History 102 April 28‚ 2011 Artemisia Gentileschi‚ Venus and Cupid‚ ca. 1625-30. Oil on canvas‚ 38 x 56 5/6 inches. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts‚ Richmond‚ VA. Artemisia Gentileschi’s Venus and Cupid is a painting of an angel caressing a woman resting on the bed. In actuality‚ the painting is about Venus‚ the Goddess of Love‚ who is asleep in a very luxurious and classical environment. While she is asleep‚ Cupid diligently wields a peacock-feathered fan to keep away pests
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Josh Smiertka Art History II Rinck The Influence and Artistic Intent of Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ an Italian painter‚ known to be one of the most influential painters of the Baroque period. Known for his realistic portrayal of the human state‚ along with the use of dramatic lighting and intense use of tenebrism. While Caravaggio’s dramatic lighting is very iconic‚ he was most notorious for his naturalistic and raw approach to portraying his subjects. With Caravaggio’s
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Artemisia Gentileschi: the first female artist The first female artist‚ Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8th 1593 and would die as the most important woman painter in Early Modern Europe. At a very young age‚ Artemisia was introduced into the world of painting by her father‚ Orazio Gentileschi. Orazio was a well-known painter as well‚ with much of his work consisting in a Mannerist style. Italian painter Caravaggio‚ had a tremendous amount of influence on both Orazio and Artemisia. His realistic
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words that could describe Caravaggio. Most people who lived around same the time as Caravaggio would describe him as eccentric‚ murderous‚ quarrelsome‚ daring‚ defiant‚ and forgettable. As present-day people‚ we only have the artworks of Caravaggio to portray him as beautiful‚ insightful‚ religious‚ descriptive‚ innovate‚ traditional‚ and probably an “Italian Badass”. However‚ we must look at his paintings‚ his masterpieces‚ in order to truly understand who Caravaggio really was. Notorious for
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Comparative Essay Michelangelo and Caravaggio were possibly the two most renowned painters during the Renaissance period. Both Renaissance artists painted religious scenes‚ approaching their artworks in diverse ways according to their personal framework and attitudes. Where Michelangelo’s tortured soul was portrayed directly onto his paintings‚ Caravaggio’s almost arrogant attitude and need for action and drama resulted in his dark‚ melodramatic pieces. Both artists were working on commissions
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Sharhonda Tate Intro to Computers November 11‚2012 Caravaggio’s Works Caravaggio‚ his birth name was Michelangelo Merisi he was born on September 29‚ 1571 in Merissa Italy. He was a famous Italian painter with great influence both in Italy and with works in Rome‚ Naples‚ Malta‚ and Sicily. The paintings that made Caravaggio were mostly skilled in painting and his works were from the declining end of the Renaissance. His paintings use a combination of the realistic observations of
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The Renaissance was a period of time between 1300 and 1600‚ following a devastating outbreak of the bubonic plague. It gets its name from the French word for rebirth‚ because of the positive political‚ economical‚ and intellectual changes that came after the Black Death. People gave less power to religion and to the church‚ instead focusing more on secular topics. The idea of humanism arose‚ and the Feudal System of government failed. The most influential people from the Renaissance were the artists
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