Based on the latest research, but largely written as an adventure story, the book concentrates on the man and his personality, without neglecting the artist.
Caravaggio is part of the “Eminent Lives” series from HarperCollins, a selection of biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures Francine Prose's life of Caravaggio evokes the genius of this great artist through a brilliant ...
A National Book Award finalist presents the story of the tumultuous life of the Baroque Italian artist, offering insight into how he defined the aesthetic conventions of his time to create realistic portraits of everyday people and natural ...
Presents a fictionalized portrait of the sixteenth-century Italian artist, begining with his aprenticeship in Venice, his move to Rome, and his subsequent flight to Malta after he kills a man in a fight.
A table set in a more historically accurate fashion is portrayed in Matteo Rosselli's two versions of ... 1620-25 now in Schleissheim and Los Angeles ( E. Steingräber , " Christus in Emmaus von Matteo Roselli ” ) . 68.
An historical novel for teens based on events in the life of Caravaggio. adventure, Italian Renaissance, Italy, Caravaggio, painting, murder, mystery, seventeenth century, Rome
This title offers a comprehensive examination of the whole of Caravaggio's œuvre with a catalogue raisonée of his works.
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year "This book resees its subject with rare clarity and power as a painter for the 21st century." —Hilary Spurling, New York Times Book Review ...
However, the author of this book argues, it is important to take a fresh look at the often repeated and widely accepted narratives about the artist’s life and work.
There he started to paint with both realism and psychological analysis of the sitters. Caravaggio was as temperamental in his painting as in his wild life.
In Caravaggio, bestselling author Francine Prose presents the brief but tumultuous life of one of the greatest of all painters with passion and acute sensitivity.
This volume recounts the master's life through lights and shadows, masterpieces and scandals, presenting the paintings that scholars have unanimously acknowledged to be autograph works on the basis of documentary evidence that has emerged ...
In this study, Howard Hibbard evaluates the work of Caravaggio: notorious as a painter-assassin, hailed by many as an original interpreter of the scriptures, a man whose exploration of nature has been likened to that of Galileo.
As this collection of essays makes clear, the paths to grasping the complexity of Caravaggio?s art are multiple and variable.
Caravaggio was on a defiant mission to change the art world.
Art critic, historian, writer, TV presenter, politician and professional provocateur, Vittorio Sgarbi is a prominent figure in Italy's cultural landscape. Controversial, often caustic, and always charismatic, his thought-provoking opinions and...
In this book you'll find over 50 of Caravaggio's best paintings; we think you'll agree that he was a genius beyond his time.
This volume considers Caravaggio's revolutionary "realism" from a range of perspectives by a plurality of leading scholars.
Presents the works of the Italian painter along with an analysis of his skills and a portrait of his life.
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