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In week two, instructor Glenn Vilppu will share with you the use of opposites or juxtaposition in composition. You will learn how this idea applies to color, orientation, size, and many other elements to create interest and complexity in artworks.
Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.
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Cristofano Allori, The Hospitality of Saint Julian, 1610 - 1620.
Cristofano Allori, Judith With the Head of Holofernes, 1613.
Caravaggio, The Entombment of Christ, 1602 - 1603.
Caravaggio, Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1597.
Nicolas Poussin, Venus Lamenting Over Adonis, 1625.
Nicolas Poussin, Echo and Narcissus, 1627.
Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Wildens, The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus, 1618.
Bernardo Cavallino, Martyrdom of St. Stephen, 1645.
Caravaggio, Crucifixion of Saint Peter, 1600.
Peter Paul Rubens, The Four Continents, 1615.
Peter Paul Rubens, The Discovery of the Child Erichthonius, 1616.
Paul Cézanne, Bathers in Front of A Tend, 1883 - 1885.
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1. Using Opposites in Composition
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2. The Hospitality of Saint Julian by Cristofano Allori
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3. Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Cristofano Allori
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4. The Entombment of Christ by Caravaggio
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5. Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Caravaggio
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6. Venus Lamenting Over Adonis by Nicolas Poussin
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7. Echo and Narcissus by Nicolas Poussin
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8. Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul Rubens
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