Spanish painters

the most controversial painter of the Italian post-Renaissance. In an age when the papacy itself was self-indulgent, corrupt and immoral, Caravaggio's sexual ambivalence, his propensity for violence and his scorn for the law made him the enfant terrible of the Italian aristocracy. Qualities that only succeeded in furthering Caravaggio’s notoriety and success. Caravaggios endeavors into art began In 1584 when he was apprenticed for four years in Milan to the Lombard painter Simone Peterzano (1540-1596)

portraying them as submissive and passive for the benefit of the male gaze. Eternally capsulated in a world, perfected, unanimously the viewer and viewed alike. Jenny Saville defies expectations in creating the female nude with herself as both subject and painter. Taking on the roles given to women by men and making them her own, Saville elevates the status of women by making them their own judge of beauty. Kenneth Clark, a renowned art historian of his time, believed to create a form of art, the nude must

“How a partial biography could be harmful for a painter? Lorenzo Lotto’s peripatetic career in Vasari’s Lives” (I still need a better title) Why do we read Vasari’s Lives? Surely not for the historical accuracy of the data he provides us nor for his scientific approach to the artist’s biographies. We read what we consider a masterpiece of Italian literature mainly because, instead of concentrating on long tedious enumeration, exegetical and philological details or monotonous galleries of portraits

as known as the early Renaissance. Several artists remain well recognized from this period in art history. Duccio di Buoninsegna was an Italian painter, active in the city of Siena. His most famous work of art is the Maesta Altarpiece located in the Cathedral of Siena. At that time, Siena was very competitive with Florence. The greatest Florentine painter was Giotto di Bondone. He was a couple years younger than Duccio. Giotto’s crowning achievement is a series of fresco murals painted in the Arena

The paintings Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist, by Guido Reni and Cupid Chastised, by Bartolomeo Manfredi are both 17th century visual representations of a story. The story behind Salome is the interesting biblical story of the beheading of St. John the Baptist, as it’s title suggests. The story goes that Salome performed a dance for the king and his guests. Herod Antipas saw Salome’s dance and was so impressed, and drunk, that he promised to give her whatever she asked of him. After

Claude-Joseph Vernet is a very largely known French artist from the early 1700’s. He has been known to be one of the best landscape painters of all time. Vernet paints from a different perspective than many artists and his art leaves a lasting impact on viewers’ minds. Many of his paintings are famous including “A Harbor in Moonlight” which is located at the St. Louis Art Museum. A Harbor in Moonlight stood out as a very interesting piece. What initially caught my eye was the different lighting and

in 1564 or 1565 in Brussels, Belgium, Pieter Brueghel the Younger was a Flemish painter best known for being the oldest son of the notable sixteenth-century Netherlandish painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Mayken Coecke van Aelstv (Artnet, 2016). Following the passing of both of his parents, Brueghel the Younger and his siblings Marie and Jan went to live with their grandmother Mayken Verhulst, a reputable painter of watercolors. It was her who acquainted Brueghel the Younger to painting. Around

1564 or 1565 in Brussels, Belgium, Pieter Brueghel the Younger was a Flemish painter best known for being the oldest son of the famous sixteenth century Netherlandish painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Mayken Coecke van Aelstv (Artnet, 2016). Following the passing of both of his parents, Brueghel the Younger and his siblings Marie and Jan went to live with their grandmother Mayken Verhulst, a well-established painter of watercolors. It was her who introduced Brueghel the Younger to painting.

The first artwork made by Gustave Caillebotte is called The Orange Trees, the painting was measured to be 61 by 46 inches and the creation was made with oil on canvas. It was launched in 1878 and is currently held at the Aubrey Jones Beck Building. The second artwork created by Paul Ranson is called the Apple Tree with Red fruit, the painting was measured to be 33 ½ by 46 ¾ inches and the frame was measured 41 ½ by 55 ¼ inches. Just like Caillebotte created The Orange Trees, it was created with oil

The Renaissance: Mannerism In 1517, the Catholic Church split into two branches of Christianity: Protestantism and Catholicism. Martin Luther’s list of grievances, called the 95 Theses, listed the issues with the Catholic Church. These problems include the rigid hierarchy in the Church that ultimately promoted an elitist culture within the religion. Almost all Christian Bibles were written in Latin, meaning only the wealthy and educated could have a relationship with God. Additionally, Luther and