5. BAROQUE PAINTING CHARACTERISTICS OF BAROQUE PAINTING -Characteristics: 1. Realism: - It was realistic and there was no attempt to idealise the subject. 2. Movement: - Figures were shown in dynamic postures - Compositions were not necessarily symmetrical. 3. Colour: - Painters created forms directly from colour. - Sometimes they didn’ t draw preparatory sketches. 4. Light: - Artists contrasted light and dark to make a scene more dramatic. 5. Subjects: - Painters painted religious, mithological scenes and portraits. - But there was a new interest in everyday scenes and still lifes (bodegones)
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CARAVAGGIO The Italian painter Caravaggio had a great influence on other artists. In his paintings shadows was theatrically iluminated by light. He used poor people as his models, depicting them in a highly realistic style. One of his greatest works : Supper at Emaus His life was dramatic, he killed a man in a fight.
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A school of painters in Flanders developed a naturalistic and highly detailed style. 1. Rubens: - He was the most influential Flemish painter. - He painted highly colourful scenes, full of movement. - He was a prolific painter whose many paintings on historical, religious or contemporary scenes can be found in Europeans museums. 2. Van Dyck: - He was a great portrait painter.
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Ducth artists painted landscapes, portraits and scenes from everyday life. - Patrons for Dutch painting were Calvinist bourgeoisie. - Artist: 1. Rembrandt : - He was a great portrait painter - He created a remarkable series of self-portraits. - He pianted realistic scenes of everyday life. - Famous works of art: The Night Watch and The Anatomy Lesson 2. Hals: - He painted portraits of wealthy Dutch citizens. 3. Vermeer: - He achieved great mastery in the use of light. - He painted small scenes of bourgeois domestic life. - His masterpieces: The art of Painting and Girl with a Pearl Earring.