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Happy 440th Birthday, Caravaggio!

Happy 440th Birthday, Caravaggio!

September 29, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Caravaggio, History

Happy Birthday, Caravaggio! You’ve had a great year. People all over the world, especially Italy, celebrated the 400th anniversary of your death on July 18, 1610. Exhibits displaying your masterpieces sprung up internationally, a couple new books about your life…

King David: Symbol of Perfection and Justice

King David: Symbol of Perfection and Justice

September 21, 2011 · by Amy · in Art, Art History, Explorations, Sacred Art

Note: This is part two of my series on Renaissance and Baroque depictions of David. Part One of this series explored the story of King David and, despite his shortcomings, how he came to be a Renaissance hero. Not only…

It's hard not to love Caravaggio.

It’s hard not to love Caravaggio.

September 8, 2011 · by Amy · in Art History, Caravaggio, Explorations, Sacred Art

What’s not to love about Caravaggio? He was talented, considerably wealthy, popular, and maintained a sultry bad-boy image. He created an in-demand artistic style that attracted the most powerful patrons in Rome and numerous followers. For all his merits, he…

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The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art
Noah Charney and Ingrid Rowland
W. W. Norton & Company (2017)

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