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CARAVAGGIO
Still-Life with Flowers and Fruit - 1590 - Galleria
Borghese, Rome |
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A
bit of history:
CARAVAGGIO
(Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 1571 -
1610) |
The importance of
Caravaggio in 17th century painting is undeniable.
He has been described as the greatest Italian painter
of his time. His innovative departure from the idealised
style of the 16th century, when painting religious
themes, brought much criticism, but was influencial
in the development of many artists to come.
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Many of Caravaggio's early
works are disturbingly erotic, revealing a tempestuous
and volatile character. His life was indeed as much
a drama as the images he portrayed in his paintings.
Caravaggio had a violent temper and was uncompromising
with many who crossed his path. The real life plot
of his life drew to a tragic climax when his passionate
behaviour led to a charge of murder. It is said
that he fought over the score of a court tennis
match, killed his opponent and fled.
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With his art Caravaggio
was just as uncompromising. He approached all he
painted with an extreme conviction. He once said
that only an artist that could "paint well
and imitate well" deserved to be called a man.
His paintings reflect the drama in his life with
intense chiaroscuro effects - light often flows
into dark shadowy scenes, at a dramatic angle from
an unknown source, illuminating the focal point
which as can be seen in one of his most famous works
Supper at Emmaus, is Christ.
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The most characteristic aspect of Caravaggio's paintings
is his portraying of biblical characters as everyday,
ordinary people. Described as a 'naturalist' Caravaggio
prided himself on working directly from nature.
He replaced conventional forms and manners with
the insistance on painting entirely from the model
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