MET Trip

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  As i walked through the MET museum i saw many of the different styles taught in class. As i looked at the various paintings i was able to see each of them with a better understanding of the techniques and styles the painters used. There were two paintings in particular that caught my attention one of them being painted by Caravaggio.His paintings combined a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, and they had a formative influence on Baroque painting.This era is fascinating because they did not depict the perfect human but rather conveyed a relate-able figure. The painting "The musicians" made in 1597 by Caravaggio from Italy, portrayed a mix of the dainty and perfect human face from the renaissance and the emotions and harshness of the baroque era. We can see the play of light and dark in this painting as well as how compacted the figures are creating a unifying look. "Shoes" by Vincent van Gogh created in 1888 who is also from Italy is interesting because of the simplicity of this painting. i believe this is from the post impressionist era where the artist focused on the emotional, structural, symbolic, and spiritual elements that they felt was lacking from Impressionism. What i get when i see this painting is the idea of worn-out and the symbolism of struggle in the owner of these shoes. This painting seems almost monochromatic with the use of the different shades of brown. Additionally the way the brush is used loosely with no sharpness also reinforces the idea of things fading away and becoming old. The way such a simple painting can hold so much in terms of interpretation shows the thought and emotion put into it. I really enjoyed interpreting these paintings and understanding how each style affected the way we viewed the. Both the Baroque and the post impressionist period where interesting to analyze.


"The musicians"  made in 1597 by Caravaggio 




"Shoes" by Vincent van Gogh created in 1888 

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