ARTS226A S12 C. Guile In his manner of representing a subject.

We have also been thinking about his strategies for capturing and sustaining the viewers attention. Sometimes he stages a revelation, focusing on a specific aspect or on specific moments in a narrative. there may be others. How our own attention is caught and commanded, how attention is thematized within the painting itself. What is the narrative? Possible things to consider include: - Caravaggios use of light (what kind of light? Where is it coming from? What does it contribute to the image and its meaning?) as well as darkness - Use of figures and gesture. How is the figure important to the overall impression the image conveys, and the impact it has on the viewer? How do these things compel a viewer into a response? What kind of response? - Spatial arrangement (strategic use of foreground, mid-ground, background; depth or shallowness of space) - color/hue/tone 7KHWUDQVPLVVLRQRIDWWHQWLRQIURPWKHJURRPDQGWKHKRUVHWR3DXO