Art Appreciation

Art Appreciation

Unit 4 Individual Project

By

Holly Megaw

AIU Online

Abstract

Throughout this assignment will be talk about three types of Works of Art from three different artists from the Baroque period to throughout the postmodern era. Michelangelo Mersisi da Caravaggio, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Peter Paul Ruben’s. The artist is known for the religious art pieces they created.

I chose three artists, and they are Michelangelo Caravaggio: which was an oil canvas called The Calling of St. Matthew c. 1599-1602. This painting is from the Baroque period. Taken with agents sitting with St. Matthew at the table in a tavern scene. By looking at the clothes they wore they were wealthy. Appearing to be Jesus if you look at the painting at an angle you will see two barefoot figures. I believe this is a religious painting because of the halo that appears to be above Jesus’s head. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio who was born around September 29, 1571 in Milan and his parents were professional land owners. The artist was named after his mother’s hometown Caravaggio. Out of four children he was the oldest. Film directors were inspired by Caravaggio’s stage scenes with lighting about four hundred years ago. People often had a difficult time visualizing his artwork. Until the late 19th century Caravaggio’s work was ignored because of the difficult time people had with understanding his work. Caravaggio’s work was characterized as displaying weakness. Many couldn’t figure out if his work was religious or not. Than becoming ill in Port Ercole on a beach he passed away July 18th 1610 while battling with malaria that he had fought to overcome.

Rembrandt van Rijn is my second choice which was an oil canvas painted in c. 1635-39. The Resurrection of Christ is also from the Baroque period. The art portrays dramatic antagonism. Using emotional contrast of light and dark tones to express the emotional difference. As you see in the painting there appears to be a...