#1 Caravaggio and Bernini are two prominent artists from Rome Italy. Their popularity was based on the emphasis on details and most of all their verisimilitude in the art forms. Caravaggio was well known for his paintings that were filled with aspects of realism and beni9ni was an architect credited with the same praise. These are two artists from the Baroque period of art that were very prominent in Italy(The Art and Influence of Caravaggio, 2013). The baroque period was a great period in the history of art. This was a period associated with the need to uphold the truth in art and was referred to as verisimilitude. This is a term that was used to refer to upholding truth and reality when developing art. It is an aspect that came about after the Catholic Church’s emphasis on developing art forms for it with a lot of emphasis on reality and details as part of honoring God. At the time the church had a lot of influence in the world, and many people including royalty would donate their art to the church(Baroque Art, 2017). As for the church itself, many forms of art were developed for it in the form of paintings of the church walls, and various sculptures as well as architectural designs. These forms of art were symbolic, biblical or mythical but were developed in very fine details and incorporated advanced aspects of color composition and lighting to capture aspects of motion, drama as well as time. The art forms of the baroque period were very significant in the depiction of reality. This was a kind of reality that was based on verisimilitude associated with the truth about the reality of the world at the time. It was important because people had better connections with the forms of art because of the emotions they drew out of them as they represented aspects of their actual lives. The art forms representation of drama, time and motion was quite significant in bringing them to life and having a greater impact on the people(Baroque Art, 2017). Aspects of verisimilitude have been borrowed for many years because it is an aspect of art that greatly helped shape the course of history for art. The world art of today is one that is based on the incremental development changes and improvements that occurred in the past. The forms of art that exist today have various aspects of verisimilitude in them that have great influence on people as it had during the Baroque period(Baroque Art, 2017).

Essay 1

Some of the forms of art forms that exist in the modern world whereby they represent the aspect of verisimilitude include television series and movies. These are great forms of art that dramatize stories in a real action manner. They are very popular forms of art and have audiences from all over the world. The popularity of television series and films is associated with their representation of reality. They are sometimes based on real life stories and sometimes based on fictitious stories. However, these stories are usually dramatized by people in a manner that depicts the actual aspects of the story. The efforts made by television series and films help bring out the realities that exist in the story and are easily shared with the audiences. Most of the shows and films are usually based on a form of reality that either exists in the movie or can also exist on the outside. However, the aspect of representing reality to the audience is what gives them a sense of verisimilitude. The ability for audiences to believe what they see in these movies and series is very important. For a film about an actual story to be successful, the film has to effectively bring out the true aspects of the actual stories, and any deviation makes it hard for the audiences to believe in the story. Giving the film a sense of reality, in this case, would depend on the film maker’s ability to recreate the actual events and characters on screen (WEINRAUB, 1998).

On the other hand, TV series and films based on fictitious characters and events can also provide a sense of reality to their audiences. These films have to, first of all, introduce the audience to the fictitious reality for which the film is based on and then continue with the other aspect of the film./ in this case, believability is usually based on the way in which the reality of the film is represented to the audiences. The characters and events within it have to be bound by the limits of the films itself, and any deviations would make the film hard to believe, and therefore, it would easily fail. In this case, the representation of reality has to be based on the reality the film is bound by. This means that anything was shown that is outside the scope of the films reality will make it unbelievable (Christie, 2015).

Television series and films are forms of art that are unique because they have the ability to develop their own reality. The aspect of verisimilitude is usually represented by the way they dramatize people using real life people. However, fiction films and television series usually have their own reality, and audiences love it because they are represented with a lot of consideration on the truth that makes them believable.

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Essay 2

Verisimilitude

Verisimilitude is a term used to describe a period in the history of the art call the Baroque art. This is a period of art that was characterized by the emphasis of truthfulness and realness in the art. It was associated with the efforts of many artists of this period whereby they made art to appear as realistic as possible with an aim to connect with the world by eliciting greater emotions from the world. Most of the art of this period had a lot of emphasis on motion time, and movement and these were important aspects that made the art forms appear very realistic because of the depiction of the actual word regarding both place and time. It was a prominent aspect in Italy especially in Rome, and many artists arose during this period of art. This was a period where the Catholic Church had a lot of influence in the people’s way of life, and the church was responsible for encouraging artists to express the subject’s matter of the art forms more clearly for them to be more powerful (Baroque, 2017). They wanted better ways to honor God. the aspect of Biblical representation of art was demanded by the Catholic Church, began to develop in Rome and involved massive paintings in the church that were, mythical, biblical as well as allegorical were made either in the church or outside and then brought into the church. This period developed several artists such as Caravaggio who was well known for his paintings as well as Bernini who was prominent for his sculptures and architectural work. These were two artists that had a lot of art forms that represented a lot of realism. For example, Caravaggio’s work is especially in paintings for the church is characterized by fine details such as the inclusion of dirt on his paintings. This was a big contrast from their usual trend in paintings made during the time because of the ideal nature of religious forms of art that considered with high decorum. The Baroque period was, therefore, a great period in the history of art because of its emphasis on realism and verisimilitude. It is also an aspect that ensures that artists give out their best it was a period of art that greatly influenced future of art development by expressing the need to develop art forms that mirror the actual world regarding place, time and motion. The modern world of today is characterized by many different forms of art that also share the characteristic of verisimilitude. One of which includes film industry one that has greatly developed both artistically as well as technologically. For many years the film industry has tried to develop fictional characters and bring them to life through films. There are various characters that are too fictitious for example comic book characters who are characterized by having extraordinary abilities. However, the advancement in technology in the world of today has grown immensely and found ways to bring some of these characters to life and has become a great experience for the people who only had the chance to read about them on comic books while they were young children.

Realism is a very important especially when it comes to film. This is a term that is substantially associated with verisimilitude whereby the aspect of belief within a film is greatly emphasized. The ability of audiences to believe whether they see regarding characters and as well as the events that take place is a very important factor of realism this is because of it is an aspect that brings out a sense of reality and makes movies interesting and has a lasting effect on the audience. Believability as an aspect of realism in films has been a factor that for many years made film production companies try to uphold in their film. The ability to bring out an aspect of reality and truth in movies captivates many, and this is what gives films a lasting moment.  Verisimilitude does not actually relate to the actual reality but rather stays within the limits of a film (PRICE, 2012).

Films generally use the aspect of reality and shape it is a manner that would directly relate to the lives of as many members of the audience as possible. In this way, the element of truth and reality from a movie mirrors directly with the reality of an audience and great feelings of connection are created within the audience. Verisimilitude also occurs in works of fiction within films, and it is usually associated with their believability. These movies develop their own reality in the form of fictional events as well as characters and make them believable in the context of the movies (PRICE, 2012). 

Believability of the content of movies is a great aspect of verisimilitude. Within the contexts of the reality brought out from within a movie, audience manage with the facts that are given to them by the movies they watch and that is when the fictitious character and events within the films become believable, accepted and very entertaining. This is a factor that filmmakers try as much as possible to enhance in their films, and it allows them to create worlds of their own that portray fictitious reality and audiences still enjoy them because whatever happens in the film is usually within the context of the film itself.

 The aspect of reality in films is usually seen in some of the most popular movies, and their popularity is based on their abilities to present their own forms of reality in a manner that can be believable in the context of the movies themselves. The movie industry of today is based on its ability to present characters and events that never existed or could have never existed in this reality. With this types of movies, audiences get the chance to virtually access a new world that has new forms of relations. Verisimilitude becomes great aspects of these movies because of the truth of the realities that they are presented by the movies. The lack of verisimilitude results to lack of belief in the movies and failure of the film project (PRICE, 2012).  

Verisimilitude is a very important aspect of art because of its emphasis on truth and reality. It is a factor that encourages artists to have a keen eye for details and realism in their development of art the Baroque period in Italy is credited with the development of verisimilitude. This was a period of great advancement in the art in the form of paintings, sculpture, and architecture. It was a time greatly influenced by the Catholic Church because of the need for honoring God through the good expression of art. Verisimilitude, therefore, grew immensely and became and important aspect of art that is popular today (Baroque, 2017).  Its popularity is based on its ability to mirror aspects of motion, time and drama and these have the effects of connecting with audiences where they share feelings and emotions with the forms of art. In the world of today, a good example of verisimilitude is seen with the need for the development of live action films with the depiction of fictional characters developed from comic books. Comic books are forms of art that were development for the purpose of entertainment. They have been very popular for many years and have been based on superhuman characters. There depiction and incorporation into feature films have greatly influenced the film industry because comic book movies now dominate screens regarding viewership as well as regarding ticket sale. Their popularity has been based on the ability to bring out fictional characters from the comic books into live-action. The realistic depiction of these charters is a great form of verisimilitude and therefore relate better with audiences across the world. It is thanks to the advancement in film technology that we now have such films. The connection between the baroque styles of art bears significant similarities as far as films are concerned. Realism in this sense comes in the aspect of trying to make movies based on fictitious character as realistic as possible and with the aim of creating and eliciting a feeling of connection between films and the audience. Computer generated imagery coupled with filming live action has become quite popular. The combination has managed to bring together reality and fiction all in the eyes of the audiences. In the end, film companies are reaping big with their production because of the development of a worldwide audience

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