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By PenaGabe
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Michelangelo Buonarotti was a painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. His followers often felt his art was other worldly. He is also one of the most written about artists. -
This period contained art the commonly featured perfect and balanced compositions. Much of the art also had idealized and naturalistic human figures. IT is considered the height of art in Italy.
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The statue created by Michelangelo was carved out of a stone names the "The White Giant", other artists had failed to carve something while Michelangelo created one of the most well known sculptures of all time. The art contains a realistic and idealistic figure with high level of details. -
Caravaggio grew up during a period with heavy religious themes and aspects not only in art but in real life too. He was known for being dashing and quick with his art. To others his personal life seemed to be very dark and dramatic which can be reflected in his art with its harsh lighting with realistic figures. -
He is known for his high level skill with live models and still life being able to capture scenes within real life and creating them with immense detail and realism. Around 1622 his art impressed the Royals which had him appointed as the court painter with him being the only one able to portray the king. -
This artwork depicts the biblical story of Judith who beheaded Holofernes to save her people. While much of the art during about this scene depicts the event after displaying the head this art work shows the process of the beheading. This art is a very dramatic depiction with its use of heavy contrast in lighting and lots of action. It draws the viewer in with dramatic and heavy emotion common during this period. -
Dramatic light was often used to depict realism and strong religious themes during this period. Tenebrism was often found within art during this period.
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This period began after the Renaissance and is know for dramatic art filled with emotion. Much of the art had dramatic lighting which was termed chiaroscuro.
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Much of the art during this period focused on realism and high attention to detail. More focus was put onto realism rather than making art grand and religious.
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