Now that you’ve researched some themes and techniques of baroque art, identify how they are used in the work The Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Caravaggio, completed in 1601. Write your answers in the table.

religious theme _ In the painting, Peter asks that his cross be turned upside down so that he won’t be executed in the same manner as Jesus Christ. He didn’t feel that he was worthy of the same fate.

chiaroscuro technique _ The contrast between light and dark is prominent.

tenebrism technique _ Peter appears as if he is in a spotlight, and the others are painted with a darker palette.

perspective and foreshortening techniques _ The way that the subjects’ bodies are angled and arms are extended makes viewers feel as if they are present at the time of Peter’s crucifixion.

Explanation:

This answer is word-for-word.

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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