Dogs and the Reformation
I'd like to preface this post with a warning that I just woke up from an unplanned "I just need to rest my eyes for a minute" that turned into a two hour nap, so I can make no promises as to the quality of this response. This is the vibe for today Anyways, the Rembrandt work that we read about this week reminded me a lot of Caravaggio's "The Calling of St. Matthew", a work I wrote about for AP Art History. Much like Rembrandt's The Visitation, this work uses bold light and shadows to create a theatrical effect. The figures in the scene are richly clothed in black, brown, and shades of red. However, these are both very intimate, contemporary scenes that a 17th century observer would be able to see themselves in. In Caravaggio's work, this is accomplished by putting the subjects at eye level with the viewer and setting this Biblical scene in a familiar place, a tavern. The Visitation by Rembrandt This painting looks to be set in a grand structure w...