Dolci and Stomer

Over the centuries, picturing religious events in the form of artwork was still very popular and important. However, the way or style in which the events were pictured changed. The cultural production of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries is often described as the “baroque” period. Among the most noted Italian Baroque painters were Caravaggio and Carracci, whose different styles were both in line with the period. Through copies of their paintings and styles being …showed first 75 words of 1076 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1076 total…light up the painting, Dolci’s work pictures Mary, Jesus, and Saint John the Baptist as being lit from beneath. Italian Baroque religious art depended on the drama and theatrically of individual images that is evident in these two paintings. The influence of Caravaggio and Carracci not only had an influence over Stomer and Dolci, but over many other artists as well. This influence contributed to them being the most famous artists of this period.