In today’s class we wrapped up our discussion of the Northern High Renaissance with a brief discussion of Bruegel, and then started our discussion of Baroque Art, focusing primarily on Italian Baroque works and Caravaggio. We explored the use of light and dark in his works The Calling of Matthew and Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, two very intriguing paintings created by Caravaggio. We then closed with a discussion of Artemisia Gentileschi, a painter with a tragic background who constructed several very interesting paintings. Gentileschi did an excellent job of conveying her emotions in her work and was inspired greatly by the works of Caravaggio by using similar techniques as him in her works.