3 articles tagged with "Caravaggio"
Understand chiaroscuro, the technique of using strong light-dark contrast to create volume, drama, and emotional depth. From Leonardo and Caravaggio to Rembrandt and contemporary painting, learn how light and shadow define form and direct attention in art.
Explore how Baroque art used dramatic light, emotional intensity, and sweeping movement to serve the Catholic Church and move ordinary viewers to devotion. From Caravaggio to Rembrandt and Bernini, discover the movement that changed everything.
Discover the extraordinary life and art of Artemisia Gentileschi. From Judith Slaying Holofernes to her revolutionary career as a Baroque master, explore how she overcame extraordinary obstacles to become one of history's most powerful painters.