Caravaggio aesthetic

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (Italian 1573-1610) Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Ancient Art, Rome Italy Caravaggio pushed his figures up against the picture plane and used dramatic lighting which gives his paintings a quality of immediacy. He portrayed realistic observations of the physical and emotional human state. These combined characteristics had a formative influence on Baroque painting.

31/365 A form of art that emphasizes the Greatest Area of Contrast (GAC) is Chiaroscuro, a word I still can’t pronounce correctly to this day. It has a few meanings, but what I’ll be covering is how it describes strong contrasts of light and dark in a composition, whether it be a painting, photograph, or […] To access this post, you must be log in in as a Master Pass member, or please purchase The Master Pass Membership, The Master Pass Package or The Ultimate Package.

Detail from Caravaggio’s “David with the Head of Goliath”, c.1607.

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* Caravaggio, Medusa (particolare)

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