They all vary by color, style, formal qualities and subject matter. ... In both of these works of art, conventions of the Baroque Style are recognizable. Baroque is a seventeenth-century style of European art characterized by ornamentation, curved lines, irregularity of form, dramatic lighting and color, and exaggerated gestures. ... Both Rembrandt and Snyders worked in the Baroque stylistic period, which took place in Europe. ... Two styles of distinct types of still life can be found within Snyder's work. ...

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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. The people that adopted his style are known as the Caravaggisti. The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio and The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn are Baroque paintings that share styles from Caravaggio's influence, and engage the viewer while telling a story. ... Both Caravaggio's The Calling of Saint Matthew and Rembrandt's The Night Watch encompass the Baroque s...

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Supper at Emmaus This painting by Caravaggio is very typical as to the baroque style of art in three ways. ... The way that he accents the figures and almost totally dispels the background is typical of baroque art. ...

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Despite his inability to maintain a workshop or employ apprentices, many painters imitated his style and became known as Caravaggisti. ... This style influenced Italian artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi. ... Caravaggio's tenebrism style helped make this painting a masterpiece as well as many others across Europe. Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio was an Italian painter whose revolutionary technique of tenebrism, or dramatic, selective illumination of form out of deep shadow, became a hallmark of Baroque painting. ... He made His innovative style influenced painters in Italy and Northe...

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