Charlene Shih

Charlene Shih

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Inheritance #3
Bacchus
Caravaggio
c. 1595–1598

A definitive example of Baroque naturalism, this painting utilizes dramatic chiaroscuro to depict the god of wine with startling, human realism—including bruised fruit and dirt under his fingernails—rather than as an idealized divinity.


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