![]() Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, Caravaggio, 1607-10 Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, by Caravaggio, 1607-10Ĥ. Raphael pays particularly close attention to Mary and Christ, accenting them with the crispest, brightest highlights to accentuate their holy luminescence.ģ. Here the key characters seem to emerge from an almost black backdrop, making this painting an early precursor to the ‘spotlight’ tenebrism that followed. Renaissance master Raphael made multiple paintings depicting the Holy Family, each time experimenting with figure groupings in various settings. The Holy Family, by Rafael, 1518 The Holy Family, by Raphael, 1518 He achieves these effects by blurring the edges of the figures, so they seem to merge into the surrounding scenery.Ģ. Da Vinci’s painting The Virgin of the Rocks, (1492-9/1506-8), now in the National Gallery in London, showcases the artist’s ability to capture soft gradations in light and shade, from the deep brown shadows of the rocks and trees to the pale, crisp light that is cast across the faces of the Virgin Mary, Saint John the Baptist, Christ’s cousin and an angel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the first to truly master the art of chiaroscuro, which he worked into his brooding, atmospheric paintings along with a soft, hazy, sfumato effect. The Virgin of the Rocks, by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1492-8 The Virgin of the Rocks, by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1492-8, via The National Gallery, London ![]()
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