The Annotated Mona Lisa: Pages 46 - 47

Question 1

baroque

Answer 1

• 1600-1750
• began with popes financing magnificent cathedrals and grand works to display their faith’s triumph after the Counter Reformation
• patrons of art were not only prosperous merchants eager to show off their affluence but middle-class burghers buying pictures for their homes as well

Question 2

Caravaggio: the supernatural made real

Answer 2

• 1571-1610
• he painted bodies differently, instead of pale
• made saints and miracles seem like ordinary people and everyday events