Baroque

This significance of the finger gesture gives us the idea of Gods is being present or understood to be present although our eyes does not see it. Therefore, it makes the Dolci’s painting more iconic than Stomer’s painting. In this painting, strong feelings and emotions are being greatly expressed without words. This is some of the ways that Dolci kept Carracci’s traditions of naturalism. The communication of emotions in each painting is very clear, understood, and felt. Many figures cast a shadow due to the light causing the atmosphere to be more dark and mysterious. The blue and red satin was very rich and bright, reflecting the light off of it. The clothing of the two ladies and Solomon is very gaudy. The significance of the Child’s finger crossing and pointing upward gives a metaphorical meaning. There was also a hidden glowing light surrounding the Child’s head, hinting the importance of the Child. As Saint John the Baptist is kneeling and praying to the Christ Child, in return, the Christ Child blessed him. Many of his great works were Conversion of St. He converts both religion and the classics into a gloomy, harsh drama in a dark setting of time and place. Although Carlo Dolci’s painting of the Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Mathias Stomer’s painting of The Judgement of Solomon is different between one is more iconic or narrative than the other, they both still had kept the traditions of the Baroque art. Human nudity and beauty was also an important factor.