Key terms

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Caravaggio
Italian Baroque
Key terms
Tenebroso Cockle shell Drama Caravaggisti Dyna
mic Composition
The Conversion of St. Paul
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Caravaggio
Italian Baroque
Appropriation from Michelangelo Use of
Tenebroso Genre scene turned into Drama Light
creates a spiritual element Stage is set though
the use of Light
The Calling of St. Matthew, 1600
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Caravaggio
Italian Baroque
cockle shell pilgrim shadow halo
macabre uses peasants foreshortening table
set for the viewer Baroque still life
elements Use of Red sacrifice
Supper at Emmaus, 1600
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Caravaggio
dramatic lighting rule of thirds grotesque
realism peasants as models Christ is
highlighted diagonal composition
The Incredulity of St. Thomas, 1602
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Caravaggio
Realism not Idealism Strong Diagonal Tension Dr
amatic scene Use of Red represents
blood Tenebroso
Crucifixion of St. Peter, 1600
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Caravaggio
Drama! Divine intervention Lamb represents
sacrifice Strong diagonal Uses Red to represent
blood and sacrifice
Sacrifice of Isaac, 1603
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Caravaggio
Baroque still life painter Uses
chiaroscuro Bacchus as a dramatic
subject Mellow portrayal of Bacchus Shows
fruit with reference to sin
Bacchus, 1597