What societal role did the work(s) play and how do they reflect the culture or art historical period from which they come?

Art history 1) Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew 2) Jan Vermeer, Allegory of the Art of Painting 3) Rembrandt, The Night Watch 4) Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Teresa 5) Goya, The Third of May 1808 6) Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes 7) David, Death of Marat 8) Van Ruisdael, View of Haarlem 9) Turner, Slave Ship […]

How did Rembrandt paint his subjects differently than his contemporary painters?

Art History Italian Baroque Watch/read and respond to the following: 1) Bernini: How do Bernini’s two sculptures (David and Ecstasy of Saint Teresa) express the goals and aims of the Counter-Reformation in Italy? 2) Caravaggio: Identify and explain 2 (two) elements in the painting of the Calling of St. Matthew Caravaggio uses to draw the […]