(Assignment # 3) Renaissance Vs Baroque

The Denial of Saint Peter

“The Denial of Saint Peter” illustrates St. Peter denying the allegation that he is a follower of Christ. According to the New Testament, on the night Jesus is captured by the soldiers of the high priest and sentenced to death, he tells Peter “the cock shall not crow this day, before thou shalt thrice deny having known me” Peter does not trust the prophesy, and when Jesus is taken to be interrogated by the high priest Peter follows him. As he waits outside the priest’s quarters for Jesus, Peter came in contact three times and was under a suspicion of being a disciple of Christ. Each time, Peter denies the accusation. Finally, when he denied it the third time, a rooster crows and he realizes in sorrow that the prophecy has been accomplished. There has been a diverge of Peter's denial in the Holy Gospels by the authors. According to Matthew and Mark the first person to approach Peter is a maidservant, accompanied by a second maid and a group of eyewitnesses. Luke's Gospel depicts a maid making the first allegation, followed by two anonymous men. It's a girl servant, a group of officers, and a male servant who confront him in Gospel stated by John. Though each depiction is somewhat different, in every case St. Peter is approached and identified as a Christ follower by a female servant. Michelangelo Caravaggio created his painting “The Denial of Saint Peter” in 1610. He was born on September 29, 1571 in Italy. When you study his paintings, it has a sense of “Touchy” feeling because of how down-to-earth it looks. The sentimental and materialist with the sensational use of blistering helped shape the Baroque period. Although, unfortunately he passed away at the age of 38 but the type of legacy he has left behind in the artistic world will always be remembered.

Mona Lisa

Leonardo Da Vinci painted one of the famous painting called “Mona Lisa” and it was painted as an oil on wood. Leonardo was living in Florence from 1500-1508, that was when he made this painting but it’s currently under the Government of France and placed on the wall in Louvre, Paris. Leonardo was born in Vinci, Italy on 05/15/1452 and the theme of this painting was happiness but art in general is viewed in different perspective by everyone. One of the most influential artist in the Renaissance period was Leonardo Da Vinci. He wasn’t only gifted as a painter but was also the most talented person to ever have existed in this world. In the Renaissance which brought together all human activities, art meant science, truth to life: Leonardo was a proficient figure because he absorbed the glorious strive of Italian art to dominate all-around worth, who combined within himself the unpredictable perceptiveness of the artist and the deep knowledge of the scientist. He passed away when he was 67 years old and the impact he’s had on the painters that came after him and in the modern time is a great accomplishment.