The Caravaggio and John the Baptist Iconography in The Art of Christian Design

Abstract

A different understanding of art emerged with the Baroque period. While new views and techniques show the effect in almost all branches of art; a large-scale change in the painting has been taken. The light and shadow used during the period, difficult body movements, the new perspective understanding are separated by the differences that can be almost diametrically opposed to the art of Renaissance painting with the Mannerist Period transition. Mythology and iconography continued to be preserved in the painting, as well as daily life and ordinary people began to be reflected in the canvases. Caravaggio, known as the Father of Baroque, not only reflected all the features of the period in his paintings, but also determined the characteristics of the period and gave the title of the title. The artist knows Christian Iconography well. It is possible to observe this in his compositions. In this study, the material characteristics of John the Baptist paintings, which were made in different dates together with the general features of the Baroque Painting art, are examined, their location, the suitability of the iconographic narrative and the evaluation of their expressive features.