Choose one question to answer in essay format. Be detailed and specific.

1.—Baroque art tends to be characterized by ornateness, depiction of motion and space, dramatic use of light, and a passionate theatricality. Select at least four Baroque works that feature these qualities, and indicate how the artists imbued their works with these qualities.

2.—Compare and contrast two Baroque paintings treating the same subject matter (such as Judith Beheading Holofernes or Susanna and the Elders.) What do you think accounts for these differences and similarities?2.—Compare and contrast two Baroque paintings treating the same subject matter (such as Judith Beheading Holofernes or Susanna and the Elders.) What do you think accounts for these differences and similarities?