Caravaggio Lecture Notes Flashcards

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A set of vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes detailing the art style, techniques, personal history, and biographical literature of Caravaggio.

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Caravaggio

An Italian Baroque artist known for his chiaroscuro technique, extreme tenebrism, and incorporating poor, dirty, and profane subjects into sacred or religious themes.

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Chiaroscuro

A painting technique featuring very dark darks with a consistent light source, for which Caravaggio was most famous.

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Tenebrism

An extreme style of chiaroscuro used by Caravaggio to help increase the drama in a scene.

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Caravaggio's Color Palette

A limited selection of colors consisting of reds, greens, yellows, and browns.

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Caravaggio: Life Sacred and Profane

A biography of Caravaggio written by Andrew Graham-Dixon.