The seventeenth century witnessed of a great reformation in the Catholic Church as a result of the increase in the followers of the Protestant Reformation. All artistic manifestations were influenced by these changes and the artists of the time made echo of them. In this period we can still pensive how most of the art is religious related‚ especially paintings. The mannerism was a tendency characterized by the special complexity‚ artificiality and a new psychology impressed in the painting. Italian
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John Ruskin said‚ “I always said that no woman could paint.” This quote from John Ruskin is nonsense. If women can give birth and raise their children to live their own lives‚ women could do everything anyone else can. In this era‚ some of the most powerful positions in governments are being held by women. Maybe I have an untrained eye‚ but if no description for a work of an artist is provided‚ I would not be able to tell if a piece of art was created by a man or a woman. Art or all entertainment
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Present (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. National Gallery of Art (2006). Rembrandt ’s Late Religious Portraits [On Line Tour]. Retrieved April 23‚ 2006‚ from http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2005/rembrandt/flash/index.shtm The Life and Art of Artemisia Gentileschi (2005). Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes . Retrieved April 24‚ 2006‚ from http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith5.html Wikimedia Foundation‚ Inc. (2006). Baroque. Retrieved April 23‚ 2006‚ from http://en.wikipedia
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Artemisia was also one of the few female painters in the Baroque Period. Her work was extreme‚ and she used her anger and frustration from personal experiences to guide her hand. Gentileschi was raped and was mocked for thinking she could report it to seek justice. The lack of authority supporting her claim led to the rapist never being charged
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Renaissance. 22-4. Gianlorenzo Bernini. David. 1623. Baroque. Italy. 22-1. Gianlorenzo Bernini. St. Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy. 1645–1652. Baroque. Italy. 22-B. Caravaggio. The Calling of St. Matthew. 1599–1600. Baroque. Italy. 22-14. Artemisia Gentileschi. Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting. 1630. Baroque. Italy. 22-23. Diego Velázquez. Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor). 1656. Spain. Baroque. 22-28. Peter Paul Rubens. The Raising of the Cross. 1610–1611. Flanders. Baroque. 22-38. Rembrandt
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Peter Paul Rubens perfectly represents artistic traditions and philosophical beliefs of the Baroque period because of Ruben’s techniques and subject matter. These techniques include the strong contrast between light and dark‚ the usage of rich‚ flamboyant colors which is offset by a dark background‚ the depiction of motion and facial expressions‚ the rendering of high detail‚ the naturalistic rather than ideal figures‚ the enlarges sense of space‚ the aim to create a dramatic effect‚ the theme of
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Gentileschi‚ Artemisia. Judith and her Maidservant‚ 1612-1613‚ 1625. Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti)‚ Florence. 3. Harr‚ Jonathan. The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece. Random House‚ 2005. 4. Merisi‚ Michelangelo (Caravaggio). David
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depth: Artist Title Date Bernini David 1600s (19-7) [pic] Bernini Ecstasy of Saint Theresa 1600s (19-1‚ 19-8) [pic] Bernini Saint Peter’s‚ Vatican City‚ Rome 1600s (19-4‚ 19-5) Caravaggio Conversion of Saint Paul 1600s (19-17) [pic] Artemisia Gentileschi Judith Slaying Holofernes 1600s (19-20) [pic] Velázquez Surrender of Breda 1600s (19-29) [pic] Velázquez Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) 1600s (19-30) [pic] Questions to prepare for Exam 2 (as well as the 5 numbered questions on study
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“It was the slender naked body of a man who looked as if he could break through the steel plate of a battleship and through any barrier whatever. It stood like a challenge. It left a strange stamp on one’s eyes. It made the people around it seem smaller and sadder than usual. For the first time in his life‚ looking at the statue‚ Keating thought he understood what was meant by the word “heroic”.’ – Ayn Rand‚ The Fountainhead. In Ayn Rand’s philosophical fiction novel‚ The Fountainhead‚ she dwells
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FUNDAMENTALS 1.8 Emphasis and Focal Point Emphasis: the principle of drawing attention to particular content in a work Focal point: the center of interest or activity in a work of art‚ often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element Principles: the “grammar” applied to the elements of art— contrast‚ balance‚ unity‚ variety‚ rhythm‚ emphasis‚ pattern‚ scale‚ proportion‚ and focal point Elements: the basic vocabulary of art—line‚ form‚ shape‚ volume‚ mass‚ color‚ texture‚ space
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