Compare and Contrast the Artists
-Caravaggio
-Vermeer
Include general opening (introduce the era), introduce the painters, summarize their significance, include some examples of their art, find differences/similarities in their careers/art, discuss public and your personal opinion.
General Requirements:
See the Humanities Writing Rubric in the Syllabus
4-6 paragraphs (~ 700-1000 words)
Include images
Three or more different references
Word document/MLA format
Additional Information:
The Baroque Style
The Baroque style brought new levels of naturalism and emotionalism to Western art. It featured dynamic contrasts of light and dark, an expanded sense of space, and the theatrical staging of the subject matter.
Caravaggio and Gentileschi explored a variety of illusionistic techniques to draw the spectator into the space and action of the pictorial representation.