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