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Key terms Tenebroso Cockle shell Drama Caravaggisti Dynamic Composition The Conversion of St. Paul Caravaggio Italian Baroque.

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1 Key terms Tenebroso Cockle shell Drama Caravaggisti Dynamic Composition The Conversion of St. Paul Caravaggio Italian Baroque

2 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

3 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

4 The Incredulity of St. Thomas, 1602 Caravaggio dramatic lighting “rule of thirds” grotesque realism peasants as models Christ is highlighted diagonal composition

5 Crucifixion of St. Peter, 1600 Realism not Idealism Strong Diagonal Tension Dramatic scene Use of Red represents blood Tenebroso Caravaggio

6 Sacrifice of Isaac, 1603 Drama! Divine intervention Lamb represents sacrifice Strong diagonal Uses Red to represent blood and sacrifice

7 Caravaggio Bacchus, 1597 Baroque still life painter Uses chiaroscuro Bacchus as a dramatic subject Mellow portrayal of Bacchus Shows fruit with reference to sin


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