Humanities Homework Help. ARTH 200 American Military University Week 7 Italian Baroque Art Discussion
The great Italian Baroque artist, Caravaggio, did not follow all of the rules of proper Italian Baroque art. He chose to depict holy events with people as being rather ordinary, in ordinary settings. Believing that ordinary people could be called to holy service, he shunned using the obvious religious figures and bombastic theater in his works. He gives the viewer a dramatic quietude. The great Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens also worked in the same time period, but in a different country. His works are more like Italian Baroque art and its sense of grand theater. Conduct internet research, and carefully examine and discuss the following images from Caravaggio and Rubens:
- Caravaggio, The Entombment of Christ
- Peter Paul Rubens, The Raising of the Cross
- In your post, answer the following questions:
- What are the similarities and differences between the two paintings? Consider subject matter, light, backgrounds, and figures.
- Where do these paintings reside/where are they located?
- How do they (or did they) function?
- What meaning does each one express?
- What techniques did the artists use, and how did they fit into their respective cultures?
- What is your personal reaction/response to these figures, and how (if at all) do they apply to your life and past experiences?
