Caravaggio: Master of Light and Dark--His Life in PaintingsEach volume is a visual resource with over 300 full-color illustrations, telling the story of a single artist with a look at the artist's life, the context in which he worked, and an analysis of his masterpieces. |
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Page 34
... Roman works , was to achieve a synthesis of the Lombard and the Roman experiences , but , unlike the Carracci , he preferred a direct and immediate method of painting . Girolamo Sciolante , Corner Frieze , 1549-50 , Palazzo Comunale di ...
... Roman works , was to achieve a synthesis of the Lombard and the Roman experiences , but , unlike the Carracci , he preferred a direct and immediate method of painting . Girolamo Sciolante , Corner Frieze , 1549-50 , Palazzo Comunale di ...
Page 52
... Roman environment gave Annibale the opportunity to transform his art : the transition from tentative poetic effects to celebratory idealism combined happily with naturalism and elaboration of classical models , thanks to his familiarity ...
... Roman environment gave Annibale the opportunity to transform his art : the transition from tentative poetic effects to celebratory idealism combined happily with naturalism and elaboration of classical models , thanks to his familiarity ...
Page 99
... Roman period . However , the lighting gives a greater sense of emphasis in the new context . The hand of Jesus , raised in blessing and through which he makes himself known to his disciples , is eloquently painted . In fact , the act of ...
... Roman period . However , the lighting gives a greater sense of emphasis in the new context . The hand of Jesus , raised in blessing and through which he makes himself known to his disciples , is eloquently painted . In fact , the act of ...
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17th century altar altarpiece angel Annibale Carracci Arpino artist Bacchus BACKGROUND Baptist Baroque Bolognese Borromeo Boy Bitten Caravaggesque Caravaggio Cardinal Carlo Cathedral Cerasi Chapel Chiesa Christ church client Colonna commission composition Contarelli Chapel Council of Trent Counter-Reformation cultural death decoration depicted detail Domenico Fontana Doria Emilians engraving Farnese Federico Federico Borromeo figures Florence Francesco frescos Galleria Borghese Galleria degli Uffizi Gallerie di Capodimonte Genoa genre gesture Giovanni Baglione iconography Jesus knight Leonardo light Lombard Luigi dei Francesi Madonna Malta Mannerism Maria del Popolo Martyrdom of St MASTERPIECES Michelangelo Milan Monte Musée du Louvre Musei e Gallerie Naples naturalism naturalistic Oratorians painter painting Peterzano pictorial Pinacoteca di Brera Pope Portrait Raccolta Bertarelli Raphael religious Roman Rome Rubens sacred San Luigi Santa Maria Savoldo scene Sistine Sixtus St Charles St Jerome St John St Matthew St Peter style Supper at Emmaus symbol Titian tradition Valletta Virgin Youths