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    As an influential biblical figure, Mary Magdalene has been the subject of numerous works of art. She has been represented in a variety of tropes and styles; which were subject to the religious, political, and social standards of the time. Giacomo Galli’s Saint Mary Magdalene was painted in the early seventeenth century in Italy, at the beginning of the Baroque era. By contorting Magdalene’s body, bathing her in light and encompassing her in darkness, Galli was able to present the viewer with an

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    different thematic categories together. Hendrick ter Brugghen was a history painter who belonged to the Utrecht Caravaggists. Just as the name of the group implies, these artists were from Utrecht and heavily influenced by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Ter Brugghen’s Calling of Saint Matthew of 1621 provides an exemplary example of this. It is not only similar to Caravaggio’s own Calling of Saint Matthew of 1599 to 1600 with the subject

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    These works both demonstrate her use of dramatic chiaroscuro, most likely as a result of the influence of Caravaggio in her training, and her vivid use of color, as well as her ability to capture a moment in time on canvas (Art History Archive). In Judith Slaying Holofernes (V. II.) circa 1620, Gentileschi depicts the climactic moment of the biblical story in

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    Verrocchio, da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Bernini; All of these artist left unique and controversial imprints on the timeline of art and life. Though many follow one right after the other, we see the changing of times through the midst of the creation of their works. Through the Renaissance and to the Reformation period, these artists help shape the nature of society. Coming to the end of the Renaissance era, an artist nicknamed “Caravaggio,” because of where he came from, pushed his

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    Life of Artemisia Gentileschi Italian Baroque painter, Artemisia Gentileschi was born in Rome on July 8th, 1593. Her father Orazio Gentileschi, who was a painter himself, introduced Artemisia to the art of painting by giving her lessons in his studio. At an early age, Artemisia displayed her interest in art and it wasn’t long until her father noticed potential in his daughter enough that she would be able to make a name for herself in the male-dominated career. Artemisia had the desire to follow

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    From Whitney Chadwick third edition of Women, Art, and Society, the piece of artwork that engaged me deeply from this book is the 17th Century Italian Baroque painting Judith Decapitating Holofernes c. 1618 by Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. This painting is oil on canvas painting in the style of classical Italian Baroque characteristics of chiaroscuro, dramatic realism, naturalistic, and rich vivid colors. What I see physically at first from the painting is at the center of the work a violent

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    There is some rumor that a drawing that Anguissola had sent to the famed artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (the more famous one), had ended up in a notebook belonging to Giorgio Vasari, and is suspected to have been discovered by Caravaggio, which later inspired his painting ‘Boy Bitten by a Lizard’. There is a clear connection through time between these two women. Yet, in a way seems to have been founded through pure chance and phenomenon. As hard as it is to believe, this is not

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    to draw the viewer into the scene to participate. Depictions during this era also felt emotionally straining, on top of feeling physically and psychologically real. The era was dominated by several figures; for example, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio and Rembrandt, but the metaphorical crown of the Catholic Baroque era goes to Peter Paul Rubens. Peter Paul Rubens was and is one of the most celebrated artists in Europe; both throughout the course of his lifetime, as well as throughout the entire

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    Artemisia Gentileschi and Judith Leyster were pioneers as women artists in the 16th-17th century Baroque period. They both were very talented and successful in their artistic careers despite being in a time where men dominated this field. Although they have this in common, their unique talents contributed to the Baroque art period in different ways. The 16th and 17th century consisted of Baroque art, in everything from paintings, statues and architecture. The term was thought to have derived from

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    Before visiting the Walter’s Art Museum, I was thinking about which topic I should be focusing on. At first, I was thinking Asian Arts might be the easiest topic for me to do the term paper. Since I got some Asian cultural background. However, this museum doesn’t have a lot of Asian arts on display that really interesting to me. Mostly, I see were Chinese ceramics and potteries. I was hoping to see some calligraphy and handscrolls on display at the museum then seeing those artworks on their website

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