Lecture 18: Baroque Rome - School of Architecture and Planning

Caravaggio’s
work as
representative
of the new
“Baroque” style:
Compare to:
Raphael’s “School
of Athens”
(Renaissance) and
Rosso Fiorentino’s
“Descent From the
Cross”
(Mannerism)
• Chiaroscuro –
composition based
on dramatic,
extreme light­dark g
contrast
• this is analogous
to Baroque
architectural
effects
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The Martyrdom of Saint Mathews, Mathews Caravaggio Caravaggio, 1599 1599­1600 1600
Lemerle p11