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Entombment of Christ by Caravaggio: analysis and curious facts

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Caravaggio | Deposizione

THE ENTOMBMENT OF CHRIST BY CARAVAGGIO: ANALYSIS AND CURIOUS FACTS

Caravaggio was said to be a tormented artist who painted works destined to be both admired and criticized at the same time. But not everyone knows that the Entombment of Christ was the only painting that was met with general approval.

In this post you’ll discover the only masterpiece by Caravaggio that Napoleon confiscated in Rome and that tried, unsuccessfully, to bring to Paris forever.

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Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio: description and curious facts

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Santa Caterina d'Alessandria | Caravaggio

Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio

SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA BY CARAVAGGIO: DESCRIPTION AND CURIOUS FACTS

Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio is a painting painted in 1597, a happy period and of great work for the artist. Everything seemed to be perfect, but that it wasn’t exactly true. After all, the model Caravaggio used for the painting belonged to the dark world that inhabited Rome in the late 17th century, which Caravaggio couldn’t do without.

In this post I’ll make you discover a masterpiece by Michelangelo Merisi known as Caravaggio. 

Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Caravaggio

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt | Caravaggio

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1596-1597
Oil on canvas, 135,5 x 166,5 cm -Doria Pamphilj Gallery, Rome

REST ON THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT BY CARAVAGGIO

When was the painting Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Caravaggio made and who commissioned it?
It’s certainly one of my favourite works by Michelangelo Merisi and I think that you should admire it at least once in your lifetime, because it’s one of the greatest art masterpieces.

In this post you’ll find the description and some curious facts about Caravaggio’s painting.

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Medusa by Caravaggio: where it is housed and its meaning

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MEDUSA BY CARAVAGGIO: WHERE IT IS HOUSED AND ITS MEANING

Medusa by Caravaggio is splatter!
I do believe that if he had lived nowadays, Caravaggio would have become a film director like Quentin Tarantino, and those who saw “Pulp Fiction” and similar movies, know what I’m talking about.

Medusa by Caravaggio is characterized by a shocked gaze, a terrified scream, a snarl of living snakes in place of hair, a river of blood streaming out of a decapitated head.
Medusa is hypnotic and terrifying.
Here is where you can admire it and which its meaning is.

Medusa by Caravaggio

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Exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio

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Caravaggio | San Francesco

EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO CARAVAGGIO: ON DISPLAY 20 MASTERPIECES TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER

Milan hosts one of the unmissable events of 2017: an exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio, which is a real journey into the works of the artist who more than others can still arouse enthusiasm among the public, and whose works are considered timeless masterpieces. The exhibition entitled “Inside Caravaggio” is on view at the Palazzo Reale until January 28th 2018, and is already a sensational event, since before the opening 60,000 entrance tickets had already been booked.

Actually, if you want to visit the exhibition you’d better arrange your visit in advance, in order to avoid long queues at the entrance, and to know how to do, read my post containing the information about the exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio in Milan.

In this post, instead, I’ll tell you 3 reasons why you should see Caravaggio’s paintings on exhibition in Milan.

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