2. Characteristics: They rejected mannerism - they regarded the first hand examination of nature very important. They wanted their paintings to look realistic(verisimilitude) Their paintings were dramatic The Baroque artist longs to create compositions that are dynamic, open and tend to expand outside the canvas boundaries. (strong diagonals) They used high contrasts in Light & Dark (chiaroscuro) These artists have an instinct for escape, which drives him or her to prefer forms that take flight (lots of action/movement), compared to scenes that are static and dense. He or she loves to evoke any kind of emotion, through tension, suffering, life and/or death, to the extreme.

3. Caravaggio, The Sacrifice of Isaac, 1603, oil on canvas

5. Caravaggio, Supper at Emmaus, 1660- 1601

6. Caravaggio, The Conversion of St. Paul, 1600 - 1601, oil on CAnvas

7. Rembrandt, The Blinding of Samson, 1936

8. Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642

11. A self portrait of Rembrandt & his wife - Saskia

12. Self Portrait 1640

13. Rembrandt, Self Portrait, 1658

14. Rembrandt, A Portrait of the Artist at his Easel, 1660