Caravaggio [electronic resource] : A Life Sacred and Profane
Andrew Graham Dixon2011
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio lived the darkest and most dangerous life of
any of the great painters. The worlds of Milan, Rome and Naples through which
Caravaggio moved and which Andrew Graham-Dixon describes brilliantly in this
book, are those of cardinals and whores, prayer and violence. On the streets
surrounding the churches and palaces, brawls and swordfights were regular
occurrences. In the course of this desperate life Caravaggio created the most
dramatic paintings of his age, using ordinary men and women - often prostitutes
and the very poor - to model for his depictions of classic religious scenes.
Andrew Graham-Dixon's exceptionally illuminating readings of
Caravaggio'spictures, which are the heart of the book, show very clearly how he
created their drama, immediacy and humanity, and how completely he departed from
the conventions of his time.
Main title:
Caravaggio [electronic resource] : A Life Sacred and Profane / Andrew Graham Dixon
Author:
Andrew Graham Dixon, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (544 pages,)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141962948
Language:
English
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BRN:
446777
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