Italian Baroque

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The paper demonstrates how the Baroque style did not represent a powerful departure from the art of the Renaissance, but, on the contrary, it embraced the legacy of the Renaissance and expanded it in themes and artistic technique. The paper analyzes three specific paintings, "Young Virgin Mary" (1632-3) by Francisco de Zurbaran, "The Holy Family with the Infant and St. John the Baptist" (1602-4) by Caravaggio and "The Supper at Emmaus" (1622-23) by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez to illustrate this point.

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"Art is the expression of artistic vision that carries the sign of the period of time when it was created. Baroque was born Italy from where it spread to France, Germany, Netherlands and Spain. The term "Baroque" was coined by 19th century critics, and refers to the period that started in late 16th century and ended towards the late 1700s. The Baroque style, used in architecture, sculpture, painting embodied the scientific developments - such as advances in astronomy for example - that determined a shift in the European view of the world."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Baroque, in Art and Architecture." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2004.
• "Baroque Art." <http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c17th-mid19th/baroque.htm>
• Blatt, Ethel S., and Sidney J. Blatt. "The Discovery and Development of Linear Perspective: The Renaissance, Mannerism, and the Baroque." In Continuity and Change in Art: The Development of Modes of Representation. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1984: 197-290.
• "Caravaggio: The Holy Family with the Infant and St. John the Baptist." <http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/2434650850037029906dJmCQI>
• "Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez: The Supper at Emmaus (14.40.631)". In Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/vela/hod_14.40.631.htm

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