Both Caravaggio and Rembrandt were popular 17th-century artists that are known for their similar styles and methods. Caravaggio's unique style influenced many artists that came after him, including Rembrandt. ... Caravaggio uses a "visual quotation" of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam in The Calling of Saint Matthew. Jesus' hand is in the exact position of Adam's hand in Michelangelo's piece. ... Both Caravaggio and Rembrandt drew inspiration from previous artists that are evident in these specific paintings. ...

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Peter Paul Rubens Born in 1577 in a small German town called Siegen, Peter Paul Rubens lived a successful life of an artist. ... It was here that he had the opportunity to copy prints from artist such as Durer and Holbein. ... This group brought the influences of Renaissance painters such as Michelangelo and Raphael into their paintings. ... Known all over Europe as a legendary artist, it is surprising that painting was seen as the least of all his talents. ... There are obvious influences of Tinteretto and Michelangelo in the painting. ...

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Artist emphasized a life filled with deep feeling, spirituality, and free expression. ... Artist embodied creativity, a state of mind or expression of concerns about the period. For Romantic artists it was not intellect or reason which mattered, but feelings and emotions. ... The Baroque artist embraced a style utilizing twist and turns to create movement. ... Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin The Romantic style on the other hand used satire, which is the use of realism and savage humor to comment on the excesses of social and political life within a wo...

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Prometheus Bound, an oil painting created by both artist Peter Rubens and Frans Snyder, tells the story of the mythological creature Prometheus. ... Rubens was very much influenced by the artists of northern Europe of his time so he traveled to Italy where it happened to be the center of art at that period. Such painters as Titian and Tintoretto greatly moved his artistic ways in Venice and then later on Michelangelo and Raphael when he studied in Rome. ...

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Andrea Mantegna an artist that had lived from 1430 to 1506. ... Each artist showed their own styles, so I can see the different styles of the paintings. ... It is really interesting to compare different artist's paintings with the same subjects. ... The works of Michelangelo and Raphael, as well as ancient Greco-Roman sculpture influenced him greatly. ... These pieces of art are all we have left to remember the artists of these pre-existing times in history and will hopefully always be remembered. ...

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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is known for his early religious paintings that synthesize with the late Renaissance and the decline of the Church's power. His bold, naturalistic style revolutionized Renaissance art by introducing a new style that was adopted by many artists. ... Caravaggio was born as Michelangelo Merisi in September of 1571, in a small town called Caravaggio, located to the east of Milan (which was then under Spanish rule). ... Michelangelo was the first-born child of his father, Fermo Merisi, and his mother, Lucia Aratari. ... This assignment was very important for ...

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