deal of emotion. Caravaggio uses harsh, raking light that strikes across the painting, illuminating parts of it while plunging the rest into deep shadow. This dramatic illumination heightens the emotional tension, focuses the details, and isolates the figures in the foreground. The size of the horse in proportion to Saul seems awesome in stature. There is an emphasis on Saul with his arms outstretched in diagonal lines. The colors used are dark and rich, set against an even darker background. Caravaggio had a firm grip on how to create drama on canvas by playing with light, shade, color and tradition. Baroque works of art are dramatic, emotional and include real people as the primary subject. Colors are brighter than bright, dark is darker than dark and light is lighter than light. In other words, the more dramatic, the better. Some of the qualities associated with the Baroque are grandeur, drama, movement, tension, emotional exuberance, and a tendency to blur distinctions between the various arts. This painting as well as other Baroque work evokes emotional states by appealing to the senses in dramatic ways. It also includes qualities of vigorous movement and emotional intensity associated with its primary meaning....
