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    The document discusses six artworks from the Baroque period by notable artists such as Velázquez, El Greco, Bernini, Gentileschi, and Caravaggio. It provides context on each work, including when it was painted, what it depicts, and aspects of Baroque style it demonstrates. The works cover a range of mediums from painting to sculpture and address both religious and secular subjects. Together they showcase some of the key characteristics and influential artists of 17th century Baroque art in countries like Spain and Italy.

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    The document discusses six artworks from the Baroque period by notable artists such as Velázquez, El Greco, Bernini, Gentileschi, and Caravaggio. It provides context on each work, including when it was painted, what it depicts, and aspects of Baroque style it demonstrates. The works cover a range of mediums from painting to sculpture and address both religious and secular subjects. Together they showcase some of the key characteristics and influential artists of 17th century Baroque art in countries like Spain and Italy.

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    The document discusses six artworks from the Baroque period by notable artists such as Velázquez, El Greco, Bernini, Gentileschi, and Caravaggio. It provides context on each work, including when it was painted, what it depicts, and aspects of Baroque style it demonstrates. The works cover a range of mediums from painting to sculpture and address both religious and secular subjects. Together they showcase some of the key characteristics and influential artists of 17th century Baroque art in countries like Spain and Italy.

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    The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El

    Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez Greco

    Painted in 1656 by Diego Valázquez, Las Meninas is one of the most


    famous Western artworks ever made and presents a complicated
    relationship between the viewer, the painted subjects, and the artist
    himself. While the role of light and shadow in the painting are similar
    to other Baroque works, Las Meninas also presents unique and
    complicated questions about a point in time that bridges classical and Painted in 1586 by El Greco, The Burial of the Count of
    modern ways of representing the world. Orgaz illustrates a Spanish legend from several centuries prior
    about a count who donated such great sums to the Church of
    Santo Tomé that Saint Stephen and Saint Augustine came
    down from heaven to bury him when he died. The high
    contrast in the painting and movement suggested by the many
    figures in the work characterize it as an example of early
    Baroque painting in Spain.
    Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Judith Slaying Holofernes by
    Bernini Artemisia Gentileschi

    Carved from marble, this sculpture by Bernini is an important example A significant work for several reasons, Judith Beheading
    of three-dimensional Baroque artwork. As the primary sculptor during Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi graphically depicts Judith
    the Baroque period, Bernini is recognized for his ability to portray severing the head of Assyrian general Holofernes with the help
    narrative tension by combining classical forms and technique with of her maid. The work is intriguing because it is a rare example
    attention to emotion and movement. Apollo and Daphne, completed in of an artwork by a female painter of the period and has been
    1625, represents the moment in Ovid’s Metamorphoses when Daphne analyzed by scholars throughout history in relation to her
    changes into a tree. The action and psychological distress depicted in gender. The work, however, is important in its own right, as the
    this work make it a significant example of Baroque sculpture. dramatic spraying blood and Judith’s determined expression
    make it a masterpiece of Baroque painting.
    Boy with a Basket of Fruit by Caravaggio

    Artworks and Artist from


    the Baroque

    A painter working at the early end of the Baroque


    period, Caravaggio moved away from the styles of the
    Mannerists and pioneered his own combination of naturalist
    depiction from direct observation and the use of tenebrism, a
    technique of painting employing extreme lights and darks with
    few middle values. Religious paintings and portraits like Boy
    with a Basket of Fruit are characteristic of this style and
    demonstrate Caravaggio’s influence on other Baroque artists.

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