Giorgio de Chirico (1888 – 1978) was a Greek-born Italian surrealist painter. His father was an Italian nationalist who moved to Greece for his job as a railway engineer. Coupled with the family’s support of a new Italy was a…
It’s that special day again, Caravaggio’s birthday. In last year’s birthday post, I asked my readers to weigh in about Caravaggio’s art, went over a brief biography of his life (and some of the things his biographers and critics said…
Hello dear readers! I am so bad at breaking hiatuses. Obviously, my goal of writing for the site again by mid-August wasn’t fulfilled, but for good reason. My husband and I have been extremely busy since moving to Newark — settling…
Dear Readers, As many of you know, I’ll begin my graduate studies this Fall. I’m currently preparing to move across the country, so Caravaggista.com will be on a month-long hiatus beginning today (7/16/12) until about mid-August. Until then, you can…
Yesterday, the art world exploded with news that 100 new Caravaggio paintings and drawings had been discovered by a team of art historians in Milan at the Sforzesco Castle. The Castle is home to a collection of works from the…
Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) Gustave Caillebotte was trained by celebrated French painter Leon Bonnat. He was three years out of Bonnat’s studio when he first exhibited with the Impressionists, and over the years his style did not stray much from the teachings of…
In her biography of Caravaggio, Helen Langdon refers to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s “evangelical call to young artists,”1 welcoming and encouraging them to pursue his new and modern style. Historical documents paint a different picture, of a Caravaggio who fiercely guarded…
