1595, The Lute Player, part of The Hermitage collection
Posted on 07/31/2019 10:58:10 AM PDT by mairdie
The early art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), a seminal Italian Baroque painter. This video covers the years 1591-1598, before his work took on a particularly violent and gory cast. Caravaggio is known for his use of light and shade - chiaroscuro - which also became known as tenebrism . This style, and his return to realism after the excesses of the Mannerists, has led some to consider him a father of modern painting. He was a substantial influence on Peter Paul Rubens, Jusepe de Ribera, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Rembrandt. Music by Anthony Holborne (1545-1602) - first two of the Danses Anglaises.
1595, The Lute Player, part of The Hermitage collection
Caravaggio art PING
Gabriel Alon approves.
My favorite Italian Renaissance and Baroque Master!
Exquisite taste!
Something to keep in mind is some of these were
large canvas’s. Quite an amazing artist.
Several of his paintings were lost in the last year
of his life. They were aboard ship on his last voyage
but disappeared at his death.
There is a movie and book “M” about his life,
turbulent times.
Tremendous artist. Tremendous post. Thanks, mairdie.
I listened to The Heist on an audio book recently, so that might well have influenced my choice. But Caravaggio was also a great love of mine from my Art History days.
I knew he worked almost life size. Didn’t know about the lost paintings. Tragic. Another thing I learned was that he only put his signature on one painting - in the blood dripping from a severed head. YUCK!!!!!!!
At first, I was humored by the Italian dress--the puffy shirts, tighty pants and feathered hats, but then I saw through the comedy and concentrated on the fact that, no matter the dress, those were dandies surrounding the tax collector Matthew, and the sternness of Jesus, with St Peter over imposed on him, and the bright sunlight in the room contrasted by the darkness, was a painting I could look at all day, and lose my thoughts...
The GOAT. Thanks for the link.
I know zero about art but I like this. What realistic images he was able to achieve! Nicely done presentation.
The book is most excellent. Hard to put down.
What a life he had.
1600, Conversion on the Way to Damascus, Cerasi Chapel, Rome
Art is ABOUT making you react. Discovering which ones make us individually react POSITIVELY is what the fun is all about. I love getting down and dirty because I always want to know WHY! That’s probably why I enjoy FR so much. It helps me understand things.
That’s the sort of post that keeps me doing these! Loving things together.
Thank you Mary.
Thank YOU, Captain. You’re always a blessing and a joy.
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