ARH 156 Lecture 6: 2:7 Notes
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War and trade in northern europe: early 17th and 18th centuries, numerous shifts in europe, 1562-1721, europe only at peace for four years. Dutch republic: hendrick ter brugghen, calling of saint matthew, 1621, although (cid:373)ost dut(cid:272)h pai(cid:374)te(cid:396)s do still life"s a(cid:374)d po(cid:396)t(cid:396)aits, Artemisia gentileschi: judith slaying holofernes, 1614-1620. Holofernes is holding her people captain, sneaks into his tent, grabs his own sword, and beheads him. Peter paul rubens: elevation of the cross, 1610-1611. Emphasizes the drama of a large amount of men elevating him. Communicate the horrific moment, show the affect it had on normal, Rembrandt van rijn everyday people: anatomy lesson of dr. tulp, 1632. Commissioned by a guild of surgeons to honor dr. tulp, who was an anatomy teacher. Light shown on the scene adds to the drama: the return of the prodigal son. When the prodigal son returns from spending his inheritance money on drinking and nonsense.