Baroque

BAROQUE ART
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It is important to remember the difference between Baroque art in Protestant countries compared with Baroque art in Catholic countries. InCatholic countries (Italy, Spain), life was seen with an intense spiritualism, and in Protestant countries (Dutch and Flemish Schools), wealth and personal success became more important.

ITALIAN SCHOOLArtist: Caravaggio
Period: 1599-1600
School: Italian
Title: The Calling of Saint Matthew
Characteristics: Use of tenebrism, sense of movement, religious subject, inspired in everyday life-------------------------------------------------

Artist: Caravaggio
Period: 1603
School: Italian
Title: The Entombment
Characteristics: Use of tenebrism, sense of movement, realism, importance ofthe expressions on the faces…
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Artist: Caravaggio
Period: 1602
School: Italian
Title: The Supper at Emmaus
Characteristics: Use of tenebrism,sense of movement, religious scene inspired in everyday life (Jesus after the resurrection)
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Artist: Caravaggio
Period: 1602
School: ItalianTitle: The Taking of Christ
Characteristics: Use of tenebrism, sense of movement, religious scene (Jesus being taken to be crucified by the Romans)
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Artist: Rembrandt
Period: 1642
School: Dutch
Title: The Night Watch
Characteristics: Use of chiaroscuro, sense of movement, focus on the Captain and his Lieutenant, and thelittle girl.
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Artist: Rembrandt
Period: 1632
School: Dutch
Title: The Anatomy Lesson
Characteristics: Use of chiaroscuro, realism in theexpressions on the faces, scene from daily life.
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Artist: Rembrandt
Period: 1664
School: Dutch
Title: Regentesses of the Old Mens’ Almshouses...