Baroque artists such as Caravaggio used tenebrism to make their art more dynamic. Explore the ways in which sharp contrasts can enhance individual colors, then explain how and why Caravaggio and his followers used such contrasts. Art>Elements of Art>Color>Optical Effects>Contrast http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/1/4/4/3.html
Elements of Baroque could be found across Europe in the seventeenth century, but artists in certain regions approached Baroque in different ways from artists in others. Compare side-by-side the works of Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Bernini, and Poussin. What qualities did each share that made them “Baroque”? Art>History of Art>Search Across Time>17th century http://www.mhhe.com/ArtStudio/3/1/6.html
A sense of movement is an important feature of Baroque art. Explore the ways in which artists can create a sense of movement in two-dimensional space. Which techniques did Baroque artists use to accomplish that feat? Art>Art Techniques>Shape>Composition>Rhythm
