Caravaggio - A Life (Art Ebook)

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//-->1->J^-«wWAAr]HELENLINGIIN.U.S.A.$30.00OfallthegreatItalianpainters,Caravaggiospeaksmostclearlyandpowerfullytoourtime.Caravaggio'searlypaintingsofcardsharps,musicians,andstreetvendorsconveythehisfamiliarityhisandfascinationwithstarkRomanunderworld;andfirstbrilliantreligiouspaintingsrepresent,forthetimeinEuropeanandtheart,theworldofthepoor,thesuffering,outcast,andtheydepict thereligiousex-perienceoftheindividualwithadirectnessouragecanrecognize.Caravaggiolivedhardanddiedyoung,havingfledRomeforSicily,apparentlyafterkillinganoth-life,ermaninadispute;hisinvolvingpowerfulsaints,aspatrons,sybariticcardinals,andwellisasstreetboys,prostitutes,andrivalrousartist's.painters,oneofthemostcolorfulofanyThisvivid,deeplyinformed,andbeautifullywrittenbiographyfirst—theushisfainEnglishintwogenerations—showsjSC3Caravaggio'sgeniuswiththestrikingclarityofownpaintings.Hewasbornin1571nearMilan,andthetragicdarknessofhisartandcharactercanbetracedtothecity,wheretheplaguekilledhisfatherandgrand-fatheronthesameday,andwherethebishop,CarloofheroicBorromeo,urgedthesanctity.citizenstolivelivesW%InhislatetwentiesCaravaggiotheretoliveadividedlifemovedtoRome,artist—asavisionaryprotectedbygreatcardinals,andtrialasamanofthestreets.Afteralibelandlastaquestionablechargeofhomicide,hespenthisinMaltayearsinexile,andNaplesaswellasSicily,atoncecele-bratedandtormented,andproducingworkofastonishingpower.HeeventuallyreceivedapardonfromthePope,onlystances,todie,inmysteriouscircum-toonthewaybackRomeinJuly1610.(continuedonbackflap)i%vvsa*tybvlfc-•Caravaggio:a life [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]