The document provides biographical information about the Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, born in 1571 near Milan. It details his early apprenticeship and time in Rome working for minor painters before gaining the patronage of important patrons like Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. It describes some of Caravaggio's early commissions and works, his violent tendencies that led to legal issues, and his later life fleeing from Rome and working in places like Malta, Sicily, Naples before his death in 1610 at age 38.
Diego Velázquez was a leading Spanish painter born in 1599 in Seville. He was the leading artist of King Philip IV and painted many portraits of the Spanish royal family as well as scenes of historical significance. His most famous painting was Las Meninas from 1656, which depicted the Infanta Margarita with her entourage of maids of honor, chaperones, and dwarves. Velázquez painted in a realistic style that was influential for later realist and impressionist artists. He died in 1660 and is considered one of the most important painters of Spain's Golden Age.
The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people.
This Powerpoint slideshow presentation looks at a selection of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings. More than his paintings, his drawings give us a much better understanding of Leonardo. He was centuries ahead of his time. His studies on anatomy is amazing in a time when people was put into prison for dissecting a corpse. He must have knowledge of things that he was unable to tell for the fear of treading on the establishment of his days. Leonardo da Vinci died about 500 years ago. His drawings travelled through time from the past to us today. It tells us of his journey through life. It was a journey of trying to make sense of world around us. I the infinite depth of time, one day his work will be forgotten and his understandings will be a mere drop in the ocean of knowledge that we have accumulated
Dulwich Picture Gallery boosts one of the of the finest smaller collection of Old Master in the world, full of household names and hidden gems. Its collection reflects the taste and market opportunities of its time by concentrated on European paintings of the 17C and 18C, the period sometimes known as ‘The Age of Baroque’. The gallery is situation in the Southeast of London, only about 5 miles from the centre of London. It about half an hour by bus or 12 minutes by local trains, depart from Victoria station..
This document provides information on female painters before the 20th century from several European countries and the United States. It includes biographical details and examples of works for painters such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Leyster, Mary Beale, Mary Cassatt, Anna Ancher, and Maria Sibylla Merian. The document highlights how many of these pioneering female artists faced challenges in being recognized and supported professionally for their work, but some like Artemisia Gentileschi and Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun achieved great success and renown.
The artworks in the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria are displayed on the upper floors of the Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, Italy.
Its collection is one of the most exhaustive and complete in the Region for the multiplicity and variety of its are works, which cover a period from the 13C to the 19C. Some of the artists included are Master of San Francesco, Armolfo di Cambio, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Gentile de Fabriano, Fra’ Angelico, Benozzo Gozzoli, piero della Francesca, Agostino de Duccio and Grancesco di Giogio Martini. In addition, there are many works by Perugino, Pintoricchio, Orazio Gentileschi, Pietro da Cortona, Valentin de Boulogne, Sebastiano Conca, Pierre Subleyras and Jean Baptiste Wicar. Many of the paintings were by artists were born in the city of Perugia.
The collection primarily is primarily makes up of religious paintings on the running up, during and after the Age of Renaissance. The majority of the works stilted toward the Renaissance from the end of 13C though to the early 15C. Many of these exhibits are diptychs, triptychs or polyptychs. These are the kind of paintings that the ordinary Italian of the time were likely to encountered, in their daily life.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between 1503 and 1506, spending four years on the portrait of Mona Lisa del Giocondo, whose mysterious smile has captivated viewers for centuries. The half-length portrait depicts the 24-year old wife of a wealthy Florentine silk merchant and is renowned for its atmospheric illusionism and subtle modeling of forms. It is now on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it was stolen in 1911 but recovered.
The Prado is unique among the world’s great museums. Its collection is astonishingly rich, with master paintings from the 13C to the 18C. It is one of the more complete wider representation of European schools of paintings. Assembled by the Spanish kings for their palaces, its treasures are now housed in the grandiose Neo-Classical palace designed in 1787. The Prado contains the most important collection of Spanish masters to be found anywhere in the world. It has the finest works included paintings by El Greco, Zurbaran, Velazquez, Murillo, Goya etc. The great strength of the museum is that it has also amassed extensive collections of other European artists. As the Low Countries were once part of the Spanish Empire, its collection included works by Rogier van der Weyden, the unsurpassed works of Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, etc. Rubens’ works are well-represented
Diego Velázquez was a leading Spanish painter born in 1599 in Seville. He was the leading artist of King Philip IV and painted many portraits of the Spanish royal family as well as scenes of historical significance. His most famous painting was Las Meninas from 1656, which depicted the Infanta Margarita with her entourage of maids of honor, chaperones, and dwarves. Velázquez painted in a realistic style that was influential for later realist and impressionist artists. He died in 1660 and is considered one of the most important painters of Spain's Golden Age.
The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people.
This Powerpoint slideshow presentation looks at a selection of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings. More than his paintings, his drawings give us a much better understanding of Leonardo. He was centuries ahead of his time. His studies on anatomy is amazing in a time when people was put into prison for dissecting a corpse. He must have knowledge of things that he was unable to tell for the fear of treading on the establishment of his days. Leonardo da Vinci died about 500 years ago. His drawings travelled through time from the past to us today. It tells us of his journey through life. It was a journey of trying to make sense of world around us. I the infinite depth of time, one day his work will be forgotten and his understandings will be a mere drop in the ocean of knowledge that we have accumulated
Dulwich Picture Gallery boosts one of the of the finest smaller collection of Old Master in the world, full of household names and hidden gems. Its collection reflects the taste and market opportunities of its time by concentrated on European paintings of the 17C and 18C, the period sometimes known as ‘The Age of Baroque’. The gallery is situation in the Southeast of London, only about 5 miles from the centre of London. It about half an hour by bus or 12 minutes by local trains, depart from Victoria station..
This document provides information on female painters before the 20th century from several European countries and the United States. It includes biographical details and examples of works for painters such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Leyster, Mary Beale, Mary Cassatt, Anna Ancher, and Maria Sibylla Merian. The document highlights how many of these pioneering female artists faced challenges in being recognized and supported professionally for their work, but some like Artemisia Gentileschi and Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun achieved great success and renown.
The artworks in the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria are displayed on the upper floors of the Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, Italy.
Its collection is one of the most exhaustive and complete in the Region for the multiplicity and variety of its are works, which cover a period from the 13C to the 19C. Some of the artists included are Master of San Francesco, Armolfo di Cambio, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Gentile de Fabriano, Fra’ Angelico, Benozzo Gozzoli, piero della Francesca, Agostino de Duccio and Grancesco di Giogio Martini. In addition, there are many works by Perugino, Pintoricchio, Orazio Gentileschi, Pietro da Cortona, Valentin de Boulogne, Sebastiano Conca, Pierre Subleyras and Jean Baptiste Wicar. Many of the paintings were by artists were born in the city of Perugia.
The collection primarily is primarily makes up of religious paintings on the running up, during and after the Age of Renaissance. The majority of the works stilted toward the Renaissance from the end of 13C though to the early 15C. Many of these exhibits are diptychs, triptychs or polyptychs. These are the kind of paintings that the ordinary Italian of the time were likely to encountered, in their daily life.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between 1503 and 1506, spending four years on the portrait of Mona Lisa del Giocondo, whose mysterious smile has captivated viewers for centuries. The half-length portrait depicts the 24-year old wife of a wealthy Florentine silk merchant and is renowned for its atmospheric illusionism and subtle modeling of forms. It is now on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it was stolen in 1911 but recovered.
The Prado is unique among the world’s great museums. Its collection is astonishingly rich, with master paintings from the 13C to the 18C. It is one of the more complete wider representation of European schools of paintings. Assembled by the Spanish kings for their palaces, its treasures are now housed in the grandiose Neo-Classical palace designed in 1787. The Prado contains the most important collection of Spanish masters to be found anywhere in the world. It has the finest works included paintings by El Greco, Zurbaran, Velazquez, Murillo, Goya etc. The great strength of the museum is that it has also amassed extensive collections of other European artists. As the Low Countries were once part of the Spanish Empire, its collection included works by Rogier van der Weyden, the unsurpassed works of Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel, etc. Rubens’ works are well-represented
Caravaggio was one of the most extraordinary characters in the history of art. He was the prototype of the turbulent Bohemian artist, his explosive personality helping to obscure the traditional elements of his paintings. His dramatic use of light and shade and uncompromising realism creating a new pictorial vocabulary for European art. From c1599 he drew on High Renaissance and even antique models, with his decorum defying realism. His influence was indeed greatest on artists in areas of Flemish artistic ascendancy. It is almost impossible to overestimate the influence of Caravaggio.
He was not only the most powerful and influential Italian painter of the 17C, but also one of the prototypes of the idea of the artist as a rebel outside the normal conventions of society, punctuated by disputes with patrons about his unconventional treatment of religious themes. Caravaggio was one of the few real revolutionaries who really changed the history of painting. His aggressively realistic and dramatically lit paintings swept away the remains of the late Renaissance Mannerist style. He marked the beginning of the Baroque painting. Fiercely original Caravaggio had left us a basket of rotting fruits and an aging Madonna that no artist had followed.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between 1503-1506, portraying Lisa Gherardini. Researchers have discovered symbols and letters in the painting's eyes which they believe were left by da Vinci to identify the subject. The letters "LV" were found in the right pupil and possibly "B" and "S" or "CE" in the left, along with the number "149" on the back. Da Vinci's sfumato technique, which blurs edges, contributes to the painting's mysterious smile that appears to change depending on the viewer's focus. Recently, an earlier copy of the Mona Lisa was discovered in the Prado Museum appearing younger than the original.
The Mona Lisa is a 16th century oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting an enigmatic woman gazing at the viewer. The French government owns the painting and it is housed in the Louvre in Paris. Art historians agree that Leonardo began painting the Mona Lisa around 1503 and completed it within 4 years. The painting is renowned for Leonardo's mastery of tone and color and the subject's mysterious smile.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa using natural proportions and symmetry techniques. The painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 but recovered after two years. There is debate around whether da Vinci painted an initial nude version, as an expert recently claimed da Vinci painted a nude Mona Lisa. The painting has been attacked over the years, with an incident in 2009 where a woman threw a teacup at it.
The Pinacoteca de Brera is a major art gallery of the Northern Italy. It situated at the heart of the Milan. It has a very comprehensive collection of Italian paintings. It was opened to the public in 1809. It is part of the Palazzo di Brera.
Renaissance Art by Ava, Rhese, Sofie, and VanessaKatie Muhtaris
This document provides summaries of four famous Renaissance artworks:
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, portrayed an unknown woman and is one of the most famous pieces of art displayed at the Louvre. The Betrothal of Arnolfini by Jan van Eyck depicted a Flemish merchant and his bride in a rare domestic scene for the time. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci was a mural painting that began to deteriorate shortly after due to the paint and technique used. Lady with an Ermine featured Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Leonardo da Vinci's patron, painted at age 16 with an ermine symbolizing her purity.
This document provides information about the Renaissance artist Properzia de' Rossi. It discusses her most famous work "Joseph and Potiphar's Wife" from 1455 showing a biblical scene. De' Rossi gained fame after winning a competition for a church sculpture and was renowned for her miniature carvings on fruit pits. Examples of her jewelry incorporating carved stones and a coin with her portrait are presented. The document examines how de' Rossi learned sculpture from the master engraver Marcantonio Raimondi and discusses her portrayal in later portraits as a pious woman, despite achieving success in a male-dominated field.
The document provides biographical information on several notable women artists from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods, including Hildegard of Bingen, Properzia de Rossi, Levina Teerlinc, Caterina van Hemessen, Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Angelica Kauffmann. It describes their backgrounds, artistic training and styles, major works, and accomplishments within the patriarchal society and institutions of their time periods.
This document discusses a Comenius project involving students from Scuola Secondaria di 1 grado Padre Pio in Altamura, Italy visiting Valladolid, Spain. The students are preparing to answer questions from their Spanish peers about Valladolid. The questions cover the history and origins of Valladolid's name, prominent writers associated with the city, landmarks like the Plaza Mayor and Campo Grande park, and cultural activities in Valladolid like cinema, museums, nightlife, and festivals. The students hope their visit and Comenius project will help the European youth feel more connected.
The ruff was an item of clothing worn around the neck in 16th-17th century Europe that symbolized wealth and status. Ruffs were made of stiffened linen or lace and increased dramatically in size over the century, requiring upright posture. By forcing good posture, ruffs emphasized aristocratic ideals of dignity and refinement. Ruffs began falling out of fashion in the early 17th century and were eventually banned in Spain, though the style persisted longer in the Dutch Republic as seen in portraits from that time.
1) The document provides a brief history of major Western art movements from the Medieval period to the modern era.
2) It highlights influential artists and styles from each period including Renaissance masters like Michelangelo and Botticelli, Impressionists like Monet and Van Gogh, and modern artists like Pollock and Warhol.
3) The presentation aims to provide minimal but essential knowledge of Western art history to allow the reader to converse knowledgeably about major eras and influential works.
The document provides biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci and descriptions of two of his most famous works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. It notes that da Vinci was born illegitimate in Vinci, Italy in 1452 and apprenticed under the artist Verrocchio at age 14, becoming a master artist within six years. His most renowned paintings are the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and he also made extensive scientific inquiries documented in over 13,000 pages covering topics like anatomy and war machines. It provides a short description of the Mona Lisa, calling it the most famous painting in the world.
Pablo Picasso was a highly influential Spanish painter, sculptor, and draughtsman. He was born in Málaga, Spain and showed artistic talent from a young age. Picasso received formal training from his father in figure drawing and oil painting. Over his long career, Picasso helped pioneer Cubism and other modernist styles and had many lovers and children. Some of his most famous works include Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Guernica, and The Old Guitarist.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain. He revolutionized painting, drawing, sculpture and ceramics by inventing new styles and techniques. As a child, he displayed artistic talent and received encouragement from his artist father. He later studied art in Barcelona and developed styles such as his Blue Period featuring sad themes, his happier Rose Period, his Cubist style using geometric shapes, his Surrealist works, and his anti-war painting Guernica inspired by the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso is considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Canaletto was an 18th century Venetian painter known for his topographical landscape views of Venice. He received his training from his father and brother, also painters. While visiting Rome in 1719-1720 he was influenced by Giovanni Paolo Pannini and decided to devote himself to painting landscapes from nature. By 1723 he was painting picturesque views of Venice marked by contrasts of light and shade. Later his works became more topographically accurate. He gained popularity among English patrons for whom he sometimes produced series of views. Canaletto was highly influential as a landscape painter.
Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon- Kahee, Julia & Perus [2013/06]Perus Saranurak
Welcome to Modernity,
In 1907, Picasso publish Les Demoiselles d'Avignon which is the starting point of the most influential art movement of 20th century.
This presentation shows the art history of in the period of Modernism 20th century
Presented by Kahee, Julia & Perus
2ND HALF OF CLASS 6, FIRST HALF OF CLASS 7 REVIEWSbellablackadder
- Rembrandt was a Dutch painter born in 1606 who originally studied under other masters in Leiden and Amsterdam before achieving early success with portraits of leading citizens. He married Saskia van Uylenburgh in 1633 and frequently used her as a model.
- His most famous work is The Night Watch of 1642, commissioned as a group portrait of a militia but depicting over 30 figures. Financial troubles later forced the sale of his possessions.
- Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish painter born in 1577. He studied in Italy, where he copied classical works and made portraits before returning to Antwerp to complete religious commissions and mythological paintings.
- In 1621,
Caravaggio was an Italian Baroque painter known for his dramatic realism and controversial life. He moved to Rome in 1592 seeking fame and struggled at first before gaining recognition for his raw, emotional style. Caravaggio's works, like The Calling of St. Matthew, used everyday people as religious figures and chiaroscuro lighting to create an intense theatrical effect. However, after killing a man in a duel in 1606, Caravaggio fled as a fugitive. Though briefly imprisoned, he died of illness in 1610 at just 38 years old, cutting his career short.
Caravaggio , his life, his style, his first masterpiece giovannacasaretto
Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses criticizing the Catholic Church in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation. The Counter Reformation established rules for religious art, requiring clarity, orthodoxy, dignity, and ability to express feeling. Caravaggio's early works depicted everyday scenes and subjects, but after 1600 he received religious commissions. His realistic style brought religious scenes to life but sometimes caused controversy, as with his first version of "The Inspiration of Saint Matthew" which was refused. Caravaggio's temper led to a murder in 1606 and he fled Rome, producing some of his last works while in exile asking for mercy, before dying in 1610 at age 38.
Caravaggio was an influential Italian painter in the early 17th century. He pioneered a realistic style using dramatic lighting and everyday subjects. He had a turbulent life that included fights and murder. He went into hiding after killing a man in Rome in 1606. Many painters were strongly influenced by his style, known as Caravaggism or Caravaggisti. Some of his most prominent followers included Artemisia Gentileschi, Jusepe de Ribera, and Rembrandt, who incorporated his use of chiaroscuro and everyday subjects into their own works. Caravaggio's dramatic realism had a major and long-lasting impact on European painting.
The Galleria Borghese is located in Villa Borghese park in Rome. It houses the art collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who built the villa-turned-gallery in the early 1600s. The gallery is renowned for its collections of masterworks by Bernini, Raphael, Caravaggio and others. Key highlights include Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and David, and Caravaggio's Boy with a Basket of Fruit and Saint Jerome. The gallery underwent extensive restoration from 1983 to 1997 to preserve its treasures.
Caravaggio was one of the most extraordinary characters in the history of art. He was the prototype of the turbulent Bohemian artist, his explosive personality helping to obscure the traditional elements of his paintings. His dramatic use of light and shade and uncompromising realism creating a new pictorial vocabulary for European art. From c1599 he drew on High Renaissance and even antique models, with his decorum defying realism. His influence was indeed greatest on artists in areas of Flemish artistic ascendancy. It is almost impossible to overestimate the influence of Caravaggio.
He was not only the most powerful and influential Italian painter of the 17C, but also one of the prototypes of the idea of the artist as a rebel outside the normal conventions of society, punctuated by disputes with patrons about his unconventional treatment of religious themes. Caravaggio was one of the few real revolutionaries who really changed the history of painting. His aggressively realistic and dramatically lit paintings swept away the remains of the late Renaissance Mannerist style. He marked the beginning of the Baroque painting. Fiercely original Caravaggio had left us a basket of rotting fruits and an aging Madonna that no artist had followed.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between 1503-1506, portraying Lisa Gherardini. Researchers have discovered symbols and letters in the painting's eyes which they believe were left by da Vinci to identify the subject. The letters "LV" were found in the right pupil and possibly "B" and "S" or "CE" in the left, along with the number "149" on the back. Da Vinci's sfumato technique, which blurs edges, contributes to the painting's mysterious smile that appears to change depending on the viewer's focus. Recently, an earlier copy of the Mona Lisa was discovered in the Prado Museum appearing younger than the original.
The Mona Lisa is a 16th century oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting an enigmatic woman gazing at the viewer. The French government owns the painting and it is housed in the Louvre in Paris. Art historians agree that Leonardo began painting the Mona Lisa around 1503 and completed it within 4 years. The painting is renowned for Leonardo's mastery of tone and color and the subject's mysterious smile.
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa using natural proportions and symmetry techniques. The painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 but recovered after two years. There is debate around whether da Vinci painted an initial nude version, as an expert recently claimed da Vinci painted a nude Mona Lisa. The painting has been attacked over the years, with an incident in 2009 where a woman threw a teacup at it.
The Pinacoteca de Brera is a major art gallery of the Northern Italy. It situated at the heart of the Milan. It has a very comprehensive collection of Italian paintings. It was opened to the public in 1809. It is part of the Palazzo di Brera.
Renaissance Art by Ava, Rhese, Sofie, and VanessaKatie Muhtaris
This document provides summaries of four famous Renaissance artworks:
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, portrayed an unknown woman and is one of the most famous pieces of art displayed at the Louvre. The Betrothal of Arnolfini by Jan van Eyck depicted a Flemish merchant and his bride in a rare domestic scene for the time. The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci was a mural painting that began to deteriorate shortly after due to the paint and technique used. Lady with an Ermine featured Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Leonardo da Vinci's patron, painted at age 16 with an ermine symbolizing her purity.
This document provides information about the Renaissance artist Properzia de' Rossi. It discusses her most famous work "Joseph and Potiphar's Wife" from 1455 showing a biblical scene. De' Rossi gained fame after winning a competition for a church sculpture and was renowned for her miniature carvings on fruit pits. Examples of her jewelry incorporating carved stones and a coin with her portrait are presented. The document examines how de' Rossi learned sculpture from the master engraver Marcantonio Raimondi and discusses her portrayal in later portraits as a pious woman, despite achieving success in a male-dominated field.
The document provides biographical information on several notable women artists from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical periods, including Hildegard of Bingen, Properzia de Rossi, Levina Teerlinc, Caterina van Hemessen, Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Angelica Kauffmann. It describes their backgrounds, artistic training and styles, major works, and accomplishments within the patriarchal society and institutions of their time periods.
This document discusses a Comenius project involving students from Scuola Secondaria di 1 grado Padre Pio in Altamura, Italy visiting Valladolid, Spain. The students are preparing to answer questions from their Spanish peers about Valladolid. The questions cover the history and origins of Valladolid's name, prominent writers associated with the city, landmarks like the Plaza Mayor and Campo Grande park, and cultural activities in Valladolid like cinema, museums, nightlife, and festivals. The students hope their visit and Comenius project will help the European youth feel more connected.
The ruff was an item of clothing worn around the neck in 16th-17th century Europe that symbolized wealth and status. Ruffs were made of stiffened linen or lace and increased dramatically in size over the century, requiring upright posture. By forcing good posture, ruffs emphasized aristocratic ideals of dignity and refinement. Ruffs began falling out of fashion in the early 17th century and were eventually banned in Spain, though the style persisted longer in the Dutch Republic as seen in portraits from that time.
1) The document provides a brief history of major Western art movements from the Medieval period to the modern era.
2) It highlights influential artists and styles from each period including Renaissance masters like Michelangelo and Botticelli, Impressionists like Monet and Van Gogh, and modern artists like Pollock and Warhol.
3) The presentation aims to provide minimal but essential knowledge of Western art history to allow the reader to converse knowledgeably about major eras and influential works.
The document provides biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci and descriptions of two of his most famous works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. It notes that da Vinci was born illegitimate in Vinci, Italy in 1452 and apprenticed under the artist Verrocchio at age 14, becoming a master artist within six years. His most renowned paintings are the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and he also made extensive scientific inquiries documented in over 13,000 pages covering topics like anatomy and war machines. It provides a short description of the Mona Lisa, calling it the most famous painting in the world.
Pablo Picasso was a highly influential Spanish painter, sculptor, and draughtsman. He was born in Málaga, Spain and showed artistic talent from a young age. Picasso received formal training from his father in figure drawing and oil painting. Over his long career, Picasso helped pioneer Cubism and other modernist styles and had many lovers and children. Some of his most famous works include Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Guernica, and The Old Guitarist.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain. He revolutionized painting, drawing, sculpture and ceramics by inventing new styles and techniques. As a child, he displayed artistic talent and received encouragement from his artist father. He later studied art in Barcelona and developed styles such as his Blue Period featuring sad themes, his happier Rose Period, his Cubist style using geometric shapes, his Surrealist works, and his anti-war painting Guernica inspired by the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso is considered one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Canaletto was an 18th century Venetian painter known for his topographical landscape views of Venice. He received his training from his father and brother, also painters. While visiting Rome in 1719-1720 he was influenced by Giovanni Paolo Pannini and decided to devote himself to painting landscapes from nature. By 1723 he was painting picturesque views of Venice marked by contrasts of light and shade. Later his works became more topographically accurate. He gained popularity among English patrons for whom he sometimes produced series of views. Canaletto was highly influential as a landscape painter.
Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon- Kahee, Julia & Perus [2013/06]Perus Saranurak
Welcome to Modernity,
In 1907, Picasso publish Les Demoiselles d'Avignon which is the starting point of the most influential art movement of 20th century.
This presentation shows the art history of in the period of Modernism 20th century
Presented by Kahee, Julia & Perus
2ND HALF OF CLASS 6, FIRST HALF OF CLASS 7 REVIEWSbellablackadder
- Rembrandt was a Dutch painter born in 1606 who originally studied under other masters in Leiden and Amsterdam before achieving early success with portraits of leading citizens. He married Saskia van Uylenburgh in 1633 and frequently used her as a model.
- His most famous work is The Night Watch of 1642, commissioned as a group portrait of a militia but depicting over 30 figures. Financial troubles later forced the sale of his possessions.
- Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish painter born in 1577. He studied in Italy, where he copied classical works and made portraits before returning to Antwerp to complete religious commissions and mythological paintings.
- In 1621,
Caravaggio was an Italian Baroque painter known for his dramatic realism and controversial life. He moved to Rome in 1592 seeking fame and struggled at first before gaining recognition for his raw, emotional style. Caravaggio's works, like The Calling of St. Matthew, used everyday people as religious figures and chiaroscuro lighting to create an intense theatrical effect. However, after killing a man in a duel in 1606, Caravaggio fled as a fugitive. Though briefly imprisoned, he died of illness in 1610 at just 38 years old, cutting his career short.
Caravaggio , his life, his style, his first masterpiece giovannacasaretto
Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses criticizing the Catholic Church in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation. The Counter Reformation established rules for religious art, requiring clarity, orthodoxy, dignity, and ability to express feeling. Caravaggio's early works depicted everyday scenes and subjects, but after 1600 he received religious commissions. His realistic style brought religious scenes to life but sometimes caused controversy, as with his first version of "The Inspiration of Saint Matthew" which was refused. Caravaggio's temper led to a murder in 1606 and he fled Rome, producing some of his last works while in exile asking for mercy, before dying in 1610 at age 38.
Caravaggio was an influential Italian painter in the early 17th century. He pioneered a realistic style using dramatic lighting and everyday subjects. He had a turbulent life that included fights and murder. He went into hiding after killing a man in Rome in 1606. Many painters were strongly influenced by his style, known as Caravaggism or Caravaggisti. Some of his most prominent followers included Artemisia Gentileschi, Jusepe de Ribera, and Rembrandt, who incorporated his use of chiaroscuro and everyday subjects into their own works. Caravaggio's dramatic realism had a major and long-lasting impact on European painting.
The Galleria Borghese is located in Villa Borghese park in Rome. It houses the art collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who built the villa-turned-gallery in the early 1600s. The gallery is renowned for its collections of masterworks by Bernini, Raphael, Caravaggio and others. Key highlights include Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and David, and Caravaggio's Boy with a Basket of Fruit and Saint Jerome. The gallery underwent extensive restoration from 1983 to 1997 to preserve its treasures.
The Galleria Borghese is located in Villa Borghese park in Rome. It houses the art collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who built the villa-turned-gallery in the early 1600s. The gallery is renowned for its collections of masterworks by Bernini, Raphael, Caravaggio and others. Key highlights include Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and David, and Caravaggio's Boy with a Basket of Fruit and Saint Jerome. The gallery underwent extensive restoration from 1983 to 1997 to preserve its treasures.
The Galleria Borghese is located in Villa Borghese park in Rome. It houses the art collection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, who built the villa-turned-gallery in the early 1600s. The gallery is renowned for its collections of masterworks by Bernini, Raphael, Caravaggio, and other Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists. Key highlights include Bernini's Apollo and Daphne and David, as well as Caravaggio's Boy with a Basket of Fruit and Saint Jerome. The gallery underwent extensive renovations from 1983-1997 and is considered one of the finest small art museums in Rome.
Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome between 1592-1610. He pioneered a hyper-realistic style using chiaroscuro techniques with dramatic lighting. His early works included homoerotic paintings but he is best known for religious works commissioned in Rome depicting dramatic scenes. However, he had a violent temperament and was often in trouble with the authorities, eventually killing a man in 1606 and fleeing Rome as a result. He continued painting while in exile until his death from malaria in 1610.
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The Galleria Borghese is the home of an extraordinary collections of large number of unique masterpieces, dating from antiquity. In 1807 nearly all the archaeological collection was sold by Camillo Borghese to his brother-in-law, Napoleon, becoming an essential part of the Louvre collection in Paris. Some of the pieces sold have been replaced by later acquisitions. The gallery is uniquely located in the middle of a park, serenely blending architecture and nature. Recent restoration, which took over a decade of work, of the build was completed in 1997. Among it collections are half a dozen of paintings by the young Caravaggio, Titan’s painting of ‘Sacred and Profane Love’. Several works by Raphael, some of the best sculpture by Bernini, include the David, Apollo and Daphine etc. It is one of the world most exclusive gallery.
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1. --Born near Milan in 1571 as Michelangelo Merisi --Known as Caravaggio because that city, a small farming community east of Milan, was the family home --His father died in 1577, leaving him to be raised by his mother --Apprenticed to the painter Simone Peterzano in Milan in 1584; Peterzano claimed to have studied under Titian in Venice --Unknown if Caravaggio completed his apprenticeship, and no art work from this period is attributed to him CARAVAGGIO Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni by Simone Peterzano
2. --In late 1580s left Milan; he may have fled the city because he killed someone, and there are notations indicating that he had spent a year in a Milanese prison --In the early 1590s, his mother died and her property was sold; Caravaggio took his part of the inheritance and went to Rome CARAVAGGIO Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni by Simone Peterzano
3. --Worked for minor painters who sold small devotional images and portraits on the streets --Went to work for Giuseppe Cesari (the Cavalier d’Arpino), a well-known artist who had worked for Pope Clement VIII --It was noted that Cesari employed Caravaggio to paint fruits and flowers; unknown whether he participated in Cesari’s papal commissions CARAVAGGIO: EARLY DAYS IN ROME Still life (1590s)
4. CARAVAGGIO: EARLY WORKS—Cardinal del Monte Cardsharps (c.1594-95) --Sold through a dealer to Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte --Del Monte was from a powerful, wealthy, and influential family. He was a known connoisseur of the arts and practitioner of alchemy. His public reputation was good, but in fact he was known to cavort with women of ill-repute, and was also a homosexual pedophile. --Del Monte becomes Caravaggio’s first important patron
5. Concert of Youths (c.1595) “ Love is always in the company of music.” Cupid (wings) Grapes: wine CARAVAGGIO: EARLY WORKS—Cardinal del Monte Unused violin and sheet music: invitation to the viewer to join them
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7. CARAVAGGIO: BAROQUE REALISM Supper at Emmaus (c.1600) Baroque Realism: --High degree of realism in textures, forms, effects, characterizations --Lack of idealization of figures; appear as lower- class or common types --Penchant for drama --Dark and shallow spaces penetrated by a hard, exterior spotlight --Frequently austere, somber --Even mystical events given a visceral, physical reality --Interest in the psychology of an event --Lack of traditional symbolism
8. CARAVAGGIO: CONTARELLI CHAPEL --Cardinal Matteu Cointrel (Contarelli) died in 1585; left money to decorate a chapel in San Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of France), the French national church in Rome. --The will stipulated that the work was to be finished under the supervision of a member of the Crescenzi family, and a contract had been signed for paintings involving St. Matthew (the cardinal’s patron saint) with the artist Girolamo Muziano. --Muziano never completed the work; a contract was signed with a Flemish sculptor, but his works were not considered satisfactory.
9. CARAVAGGIO: CONTARELLI CHAPEL --In 1591, a contract was signed with Giuseppe Cesari (Cavalier d’Arpino). He completed the vault with prophets and scenes involving St. Matthew. Drawings were made for the side walls but the artist was increasingly involved in papal and other commissions, and by 1599 had completed nothing more in the chapel. --The priests of San Luigi became annoyed at the delays and asked the pope to intercede. He put the work under Vatican jurisdiction and, with the influence of Del Monte, Caravaggio in 1599 signed a contract to complete the paintings. By Giuseppe Cesari
11. CARAVAGGIO: CERASI CHAPEL --In 1600 (a papal jubilee year), Caravaggio received another important commission for a private chapel, from Tiberio Ceraso (the papal treasurer), in Santa Maria del Popolo --Commission obtained through the influence of Vincenzo Giustiniani. who had been superseding Del Monte as Caravaggio’s most important patron and protector --The commission also involved Annibale Carraci, who painted the vault and altar
14. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --May have left Milan and the north for Rome because he killed someone; apparently spent a year in prison in Milan. --In Rome, initially stayed with a priest named Monsigner Pucci, but he had to leave after he beat the priest up because he didn’t like the salad he was fed. --Part of a street gang in Rome, but was protected from legal charges by his patrons. The gang’s motto was “without hope or fear” and they were led by a notorious felon. The gang was famous for street fights, duels in brothels, and singing bawdy songs at old ladies.
15. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --Known for expert swordsmanship (and tennis playing). --Arrested frequently for charges of violence and concealed weapons. --Used even prostitutes as models for religious figures. --Described by one by biographer as spending half his time painting and the other half out on the street with a sword looking for someone to fight—said he was impossible to get along with. --Arrested and tried for libel (he wrote scandalous verses about another painter), but released.
16. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --Arrested for beating up a waiter in a restaurant with a plate of hot artichokes, but released. --Arrested for throwing rocks at the police. --Assaulted a rival painter, slashed his paintings, and stuck his head through the hole in one of the canvases and started screaming obscenities at him. --Fled to Genoa in contempt of court after beating up another man after an argument about a prostitute; a pardon was arranged but upon his return was evicted from his apartment for throwing rocks at his landlady.
17. CARAVAGGIO: VIOLENCE, LEGAL PROBLEMS --In 1606, kills a man named Rancuccio during an argument over a tennis match. --In contempt of court, he flees Rome for Naples as a wanted man.
18. 1607: Goes to Malta; wants to join the Knights of St. John CARAVAGGIO: ON THE RUN Alof de Wignacourt (Grand Master) with a Page (1607)
19. CARAVAGGIO: MALTA AND THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN Alof de Wignacourt (1607) --Realizing the prestige that Caravaggio’s paintings could potentially bring his order, Alof de Wignacourt start campaigning for his admittance. He even asks for and receives papal permission to overlook the murder. --After a 12-month novitiate, Caravaggio is accepted into the order. Most knights, who were from noble families, were expected to pay a hefty initiation fee. Caravaggio cannot do this, but instead paints for them an altarpiece of the order’s patron, John the Baptist.
20. CARAVAGGIO: MALTA AND THE KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN --Caravaggio runs afoul of, perhaps assaults, one of the leading knights. --He is stripped of his knighthood and thrown in a dungeon. --He escapes the dungeon and, in disguise, escapes the island of Malta. --Goes to Sicily.
21. CARAVAGGIO: SICILY --While painting the Lazarus, forces workmen to dig up a corpse so he can use it as a model, and forces them to hold it in pose while he paints. When he unveils the painting it is criticized, and he reportedly takes out a dagger and slashes it to pieces, claiming it was not properly appreciated. He then paints a second version. --A teacher sees him watching young boys on a playground; the artist claims he is taking notes for a painting, but the teacher asks him to leave. Caravaggio bashes him over the head with a rock. --Decides to return to Naples.
22. CARAVAGGIO: LAST DAYS --In Naples, attacked by 4 men; badly wounded, and his face reportedly so maimed as to be unrecognizable. --Wants to return to Rome and the protection of his friends and patrons. --Cardinal Fernandino Gonzago, a friend of Giustiniani and del Monte, arranges a pardon on the murder charge. --Goes by boat to Port’Ercole, intending to go on from there to Rome; detained by the captain of the guard there, who wanted to confirm his pardon and safe conduct pass. --Since his ship had departed, and his paintings were on board, he tried to catch up with it by crossing a swamp.
23. CARAVAGGIO: LAST DAYS --Crosses 100 kilometers of swamp land but misses his ship. --In crossing the swamp, he had contracted an unknown disease and severe fever. --July 18, 1610: in a small town south of Rome died from the disease he had contracted in the swamp.
24. DIEGO DE VELAZQUEZ Y SILVA (VELAZQUEZ) John the Evangelist (1618) Old Woman Frying Eggs (c.1620)
25. VELAZQUEZ: SEVILLE Seville --An important commercial center in southern Spain; by 1600, it was one of Europe’s largest cities, with a population of over 100,000 --The only official Spanish port for shipping with the New World; a cosmopolitan city which attracted residents from all over Europe --As its commercial prestige grew, it also became a leading art center
26. Old Woman Frying Eggs (c.1620) VELAZQUEZ --Born 1599 in Seville, died 1660 in Madrid. --Little known about his early life; evidence suggests both sets of his grandparents may have belonged to a lower order of nobility. --Apprenticed to Pacheco in 1610, and admitted into the painter’s guild in 1617. --Married Pacheco’s daughter Juana in 1618
28. VELAZQUEZ: BODEGONES Old Woman Frying Eggs (c.1620) --From “bodega,” which at the time referred to a cheap inn or eating place --genre subjects involving food with still-life elements and lower class figures; typically kitchen, cooking, or eating scenes --Popular form of genre painting in 17 th -century Spain --The word became expanded and is sometimes used to refer to Spanish still-life painting in general
31. VELAZQUEZ: BODEGONES—Religious content The Kitchen Maid with the Supper at Emmaus (c.1618) Recognition of Christ (faith) Lack of recognition, absorbed in worldly cares (lack of faith)
33. VELAZQUEZ: BODEGONES—Religious content Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (c.1620) Reminding her, per the example of Christ in the house of Mary and Martha, not to be so preoccupied with worldly duties that she forgets spiritual ones
34. SPANISH STILL LIFE PAINTING—Religious interpretations Symbolic of Christ’s Passion? Darkness: creates a contemplative context to explore covert meanings? Carrots: nails from the cross; discolored like rusted metal? Cardoon: scourge; tinged red as if tainted by blood? Sanchez Cotan: orders as Carthusian in 1603
35. Still Life with Lemons by Zurbaran (1633): Marian meanings Roses: symbol of the Immaculate Conception Lemons: fidelity and love Orange blossoms: purity SPANISH STILL LIFE PAINTING—Religious interpretations
36. VELAZQUEZ: MADRID --Had gone to Madrid in 1622, trying to catch the attention of the new king, Philip IV; he was not successful --Returned to Madrid with the same objective in 1623, but with the backing of Seville natives who had assumed prominent positions in the king’s court --In October 1623 he is put on the payroll as a royal painter and moves permanently to Madrid Madrid
37. THE COUNT-DUKE OLIVARES (GASPAR DE GUZMAN) Equestrian Portrait of the Count-Duke Olivares by Velazquez (1634)
38. Las Meninas (1658-60) Velazequez: dies in 1660 VELAZQUEZ: IN QUEST OF NOBILITY—Las Meninas
39. VELAZQUEZ: IN QUEST OF NOBILITY—Las Meninas Las Meninas (1658-60) The red cross: symbol of the Order of Santiago
Editor's Notes
no patrons for car’s early works, sell on street
alcehmy—one of his compounds apparently killed someone; wear boy’’s underpants around neck as an ascot
so startsdoing paintings for del monte, and often kind of sxual ones involving young boys—allegories of music were typical, but her young boys instead of usual girls as muses—music considered sensual, erotic—old saying
lizards poisonous, so deadly bite of love. anyway, here developing in these works a highly realizistic and dramatic style, and also a very dark paletter, will be transferred over with more prudent results to his religious paintins
realism,low class
FIRST BECOMES PROMINENT,BRINGS HIS NEW STYLE TO PUBLIC AWARENESS NEAR TURN OF CENTURY, CONTARELLI CHAPEL. HAS BEEN LIVING IN PALACE OF DEL MONTE
FIRST BECOMES PROMINENT,BRINGS HIS NEW STYLE TO PUBLIC AWARENESS NEAR TURN OF CENTURY, CONTARELLI CHAPEL. HAS BEEN LIVING IN PALACE OF DEL MONTE
supposed to be ethiopia, but not very ethiopian, retold in pseudo contemp stories
this done a little later, maybe 1602 adds it, they must not have liked the first one becaue maybe too close to angel or something, kind of untraditional to showangel interacting that physically, maybe want something more conservativr, notice in other has a halo, in first does not, so that’s a conservative touch that on his own by that time car would not have probably included.
him, blinded on the ground by the heavenly light, the horse and servant oblvious
while saul is psychological, peter is all physical, hard physical baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
very counter ref, very humbel, really promotes virgin, moved maybe too humble, too baroque realism
leaves naples, decides he wants to be a knight, maybe to save his soul or something, or maybe he is just crazy, hard to understand his motives. presitge? maybe he thinks as a knight can get a pardon for his crimes in rome? used to be on rhodes, now on malta, would fight muslims. latter day crusading order. they did fight off a potential turkish invasion there at great odds. religious knights. many young nobles would become knights, and knighthood was a noble thing, and he is not a noble, plus religious order, dedicated to j the b, have to take a vow of poverty, obedience and chastity. he goes to malta at their invitation, starts doing portraits of them, here the grand master, no doubt they are happy to have best painter in europe sitting there on their island working for them.
leaves naples, decides he wants to be a knight, maybe to save his soul or something, or maybe he is just crazy, hard to understand his motives. presitge? maybe he thinks as a knight can get a pardon for his crimes in rome? used to be on rhodes, now on malta, would fight muslims. latter day crusading order. they did fight off a potential turkish invasion there at great odds. religious knights. many young nobles would become knights, and knighthood was a noble thing, and he is not a noble, plus religious order, dedicated to j the b, have to take a vow of poverty, obedience and chastity. he goes to malta at their invitation, starts doing portraits of them, here the grand master, no doubt they are happy to have best painter in europe sitting there on their island working for them.
his largest painting—almost 20 feet wide, in cathedral in malta. guy points down to the charger. actually experimenting with a new style, still a drama,but more of the whole tense feeling of it, not the drama of the shooting blood.
according to golden legend, urusula refused to be wife of pagan king of the huns and he had her shot at close range, here the bow string still sways
could have been attacked by any number of people, people sent by the knights, friends of guy he murdered, or any of a number of people he had pissed off
could have been attacked by any number of people, people sent by the knights, friends of guy he murdered, or any of a number of people he had pissed off
AMONG THOSE INFLUENCED BY THE BAR REALISM OF CAR IS A YOUNG PAINTER IN SEVILLE, VELAZ, WHO WILL GROW INTO THE GREAT NAME OF SPAN ART AND ONE OF THE GREAT NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF ART—here are some early works, one relig, one not, a kind of kitchen piece called a bodegon
AMONG THOSE INFLUENCED BY THE BAR REALISM OF CAR IS A YOUNG PAINTER IN SEVILLE, VELAZ, WHO WILL GROW INTO THE GREAT NAME OF SPAN ART AND ONE OF THE GREAT NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF ART—here are some early works, one relig, one not, a kind of kitchen piece called a bodegon
AMONG THOSE INFLUENCED BY THE BAR REALISM OF CAR IS A YOUNG PAINTER IN SEVILLE, VELAZ, WHO WILL GROW INTO THE GREAT NAME OF SPAN ART AND ONE OF THE GREAT NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF ART—here are some early works, one relig, one not, a kind of kitchen piece called a bodegon
these seem to bear a debt to some of the early caravaggios, both religious and not, realism, low class characters, everyday scenes, car even turns religious scenes into what seem like ordinary scenes, still life elements
these were also a chance for him to really show off his ability to paint natural objects, tour de force of naturalism
LAST COMM FROM A SEVILLE MONASTERY, HIS STYLE GOING OUT OF STYLE
like san cot sense of quietude, darkness that seems to point to a produndity beyond the physical objects themselves, table has a presence to it like an altar. formally strong, lemon on left in saucer points eye to baskedt, and then leaves archup and over point to cup—there is also a passage from deutoronomy that has been associated with this, pick up the fruit from the ground.
HIS MAIN POINT OF ENTRÉE WAS GASPAR DE GUZMAN, COUNT-DUKE OLIVARES, WHO HAD BECOME THE HEAD OF THE KING’S GOVT AND HAD RESIDED IN SEVILLE AND STILL HAD LOCAL TIES. PROBABLY NOT JUST OUT OF TE GOODNESS OF HIS HEART THAT OLIVARES HELPS VELAZ GET IN, BECAUSE HE WAS A SHWRED GUY WHO PROBABLY RECOGNIZED EVEN WHILE THE KING WAS AT A YOUNG AGE THAT HE WOULD HAVE A SINCERE PASSION FOR ART LIKE PHILIP II, SO FINDING HIM A GREAT YOUNG PAINTER WOULD SCORE POINTS.—v later repays that debt in part with this sensational portrait of him, one of the really fine equest ports., and by the way, there is an alternate version of it that you might someday see
decorating court meeting place for french and spanish to sign peace treaty, end long war, comes back to madrid, takes sick and dies, and his funeral was attended by dignataries, nobles, churchmen, as fitting a person of his rank—after all, he did get that knighthood right before he dies. and there is a legend, whether true or not we can’t know, but this story persists, that he finished this painting before the knighthood. if so, that red cross on his chest is not appropriate, because mark of order of santiago, would only have been allowed to have that after he was knighted, and if so, not original part of painting, so legend that after he died, philip himself, out of respect and debt to his servant and friend, picked up a brush himself and painted it on.
and this forms the backdrop for his most famous painting—some of you may choose this as assignment, so I won’t go too deep into it, but I will outline the basic parameters and some of the meaning which have been derived—one of the most complex paintings ever conceived, esp. in relation to the viewer, so let’s start by talking about some of the main characters