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Baroque Art

• Purpose
• The Catholic church reacting against the
  Protestant Reformation, used the
  Counter-Reformation to encourage Catholics and
  stop Protestantism
• The Council of Trent reaffirmed that art should
  be used to stimulate piety. Dramatic works were
  created that involved worshippers

• Charateristics
• Dramatic use of light and dark called tenebrism
• Subject matter focused on dramatic moments
• Portrayal of everyday people
• Baroque buildings featuring grandiose scale
  ornate decorations

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Key Examples

• Gian Lorenz Bernini, Baldachino inside St.
  Peters
• Michelangelo de Caravaggio, The Calling of St
  Matthew
• Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes

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