1. Baroque Painting Artwork Created from 1400 – 1700 AD Theme:
Highly Religious, Biblical Characters and Events.
Many Paintings were Commissioned by the church or wealthy patrons.
Style Characterized by: luxuriant brushwork, rich color, and a mastery of chiaroscuro.

2. Commissioned
Verb:
Give an order for or authorize the production of (something such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art).
Order or authorize (a person or organization) to do or produce something.

3. Chiaroscuro
Noun:
The treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.
An effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.
HIGH CONTRAST

4. Major Painters Carravagio 1571 - 1610 Italian Painter
Rembrandt Dutch Painter

5. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Probably the most revolutionary Italian artist of his time
He is considered the first great representative of the Baroque school of art.
Never lacked for commissions or patrons, yet he handled his success poorly.
He abandoned the rules that had guided a century of artists before him. They had idealized the human and religious experience.
He painted the saints and bible figures as normal everyday people. The works caused public outcry, however, because of their realistic and dramatic nature.

6. Life Was considered fascinating, rebellious and dangerous.
"after a fortnight's work he will swagger about for a month or two with a sword at his side and a servant following him, from one ball-court (bar) to the next, ever ready to engage in a fight or an argument, so that it is most awkward to get along with him."

7. The Conversion of St. Paul

8. David with the Head of Goliath

9. Doubting Thomas

10. Rembrandt Numerous portraits and self-portraits
Paintings known for being an accurate representation of the personality of the subject.
Painted people the way he saw them and the way he wanted to. Not necessarily how they wanted to be painted.
He was a master of light and shadow making him a giant in the history of art.
When Rembrandt became established as a painter, he began to teach and continued teaching art throughout his life.

11. The Anatomy Lesson

12. Descent from the Cross

13. The Night Watch

14. Self Portraits

15. Still Life
Painting or drawing of everyday, ordinary objects.