Assignment for Monday, 04-06-15

Dear Roman Readers,

On Monday, April 6, we proceed past Renaissance Rome to the Baroque. Our representative artists are the sculptor, Bernini, and the painter, Caravaggio.

Please do the following:

(1) Read these sections in the Blue Guide's Historial Sketch:

• Rome and the Counter-Reformation (pp. 23–25); and
• Baroque Rome (p. 25).

(2) Download, print, and read these overviews:

•  "Bernini and Rome"; and
• "Caravaggio and Rome".

(3) Spend some time with the following image groups on Artstor:

• Bernini; and
• Caravaggio.

We'll be anxious to hear your reactions to these artists and their works, which are found far and wide in the Eternal City.

DC/gs