... are known for their similar styles and methods. Caravaggio's unique style influenced many artists that came after him, including Rembrandt. The people that adopted his style are known as the Caravaggisti. The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio and The Night Watch by Rembrandt ... viewer's attention and draws your eyes to the subject matter it leads to. Caravaggio uses a "visual quotation" of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam in The Calling of Saint Matthew. Jesus' hand is in the exact position of Adam's hand in Michelangelo's piece. Rembrandt's The Night Watch is a group portrait of ...

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... does a portrait called the Condottiere in which instead of creating a simple overview of the person he creates a real and vivid personality that seems to come out from the canvas. Socially, artists were describing the growing number of individuals in society, rather than sections of a certain class. This example suggests a certain value that was brought up in this Renaissance: dependent social classes ... painted as a person with a face. Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper is a great example of how Jesus and his disciples are seen "as a group of men each with his own characteristics." Miche...

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