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CHIAROSCURO
kyah’ro-skoo’ro;
chiaro, light +
oscuro,dark
Aristotle contemplating a bust of Homer, 1653
"Night Watch", 1642
• “The Company of Captain Frans Cocq”
• Dynamic composition
• Captures the personality of each subject
The Apostle Paul. c. 1657 Paul is in his prison cell.
•What is he doing?
•What might he be thinking about?
•What is his mood?
•What do you think the sword symbolizes?
•Why do you think that Rembrandt, near the end of his own life, painted Paul in this way?