FAH230H1 Lecture Notes - Judith Beheading Holofernes, Agostino Tassi, Holofernes
Document Summary
Fah 230 the new turn: caravaggio and artemisia gentileschi. Michelangelo merisi born in northern italy in caravaggio. 1592, 1593- talented and ambitious young artist decided to move to rome with no patrons. Rome was an artistic center at the time; a place where he"d have opportunity with more patrons. Copy- imitation of realism; realism of still life, fruits. Strong contrast between black hair and red lip. Background divided into zones one dark one light. One of the earliest painting on this subject. Beautiful boy with erotic quality. - red lips, eyebrows. Proposing something new: imitating the cruel without idealization. Strategy- to shock the art market in 16th century rome and to get more patrons. Had to invent a new genre, erotic/ homoerotic quality. Viewers are asked to immediately participate in this painting; because of the glass of wine offered to the viewer, gesture. He is proposing not only the shoulder, hand touching bone.
