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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses Caravaggio “The Entombment” and Bernini’s “Ecstasy of St. Theresa.” Caravaggio’s “The Entombment” (1602-03) is a work that fulfills very well the assignment scenario’s papal criteria of providing a powerful work of art that both glorifies God and inspires faith and commitment from Catholic congregations, who resisted the appeal of Protestantism during the seventeenth century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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faith and commitment from Catholic congregations, who resisted the appeal of Protestantism during the seventeenth century. The Council of Trent, which gathered specifically to discuss reform within the Catholic Church,
one the one hand "condemned paintings that represented false doctrine," but on the other hand, council also recognized the "power of the painted image" (NGA). Considering the entirety of Caravaggios
work, "The Entombment" has been considered to be the "most monumental" (Kren and Marx). This is true both in terms of size, as the oil painting is 300 x 203
cm, and also in subject matter, as the work shows the mourners who are carrying the body of Christ to be in the throes of griefs lamentation, desperately in need
of the divine guidance and solace. In this work the visual structure is situated vertically as the mourners descend into the tomb to place the limp body of Christ
on a stone slab. The faces of the mourners reflect their various reactions to grief and these, also descend in their severity, with the distraught woman in the background lifting
her eyes and arms to heaven, imploring intercession. The woman next to her has her head covered, her eyes downcast, in silent mourning and the men attending Christs body seemed
to be moving in numbed silence. As this indicates, this is a highly naturalistic rendition of a gospel event, as seen through the eyes of the common people, who
were the main actors in the biblical drama. The arms of the grieving woman in the background reach out for heaven, while the limp arm of the dead Savior touches
the stone slab. Therefore, metaphorically, the painting suggests the orthodox message of Christ, which is that Jesus was God come to earth so that humanity could be reconciled to God.
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