This is the same study guide that you have in your Course Packet. The answers are in red.
Early Style, c. 1622-1642 |
Late Style, c. 1643-1669 | |
Figures: |
Many figures. | Single, or just a few, figures. |
Composition: |
Crowded, dynamic. | Figures isolated, pushed back into middleground. |
Colors: |
Bright, vivid. | Dull, muddy browns and golden yellows. |
Lighting: |
Focused spotlight, sometimes figures in foreground in silhouette (repoussoir), chiaroscuro. | Still a spotlight, less figures in silhouette. |
Brushstrokes: |
Detailed, very finished. | Thick impasto, rougher looking. |
Mood: |
Dynamic, lots of activity. | Quiet, contemplative, spiritual. |
Example: |
Janson: The Blinding of Samson, c. 1636. Kissick: Self-Portrait with Saskia on His Lap, c. 1635. |
Janson: The Return of the Prodigal Son, c.
1665. Kissick: Self-Portrait, c. 1659. |