Caravaggio - Finestre sull'Arte

Caravaggio at the court of Cardinal del Monte (III). The Basket of Fruit

This beautiful painting preserved at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (fig. 1) was part of Cardinal Federico Borromeo 's Collection and is first described in a notarial deed of 1607: "A painting one arm's length, and three quarters of an inch in height, whe...
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Caravaggio at the court of Cardinal del Monte (II). Titian and Michelangelo's Medusa and the Furies.

This contribution is dedicated to the analysis of Caravaggio 's Medusa and the effects this work had on the art world. In order to put more emphasis on this painting, which represents a fundamental turning point in his painting, and to endow it with ...
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Caravaggio at the Court of Cardinal Del Monte (I). The alchemical mural of the Casino dell'Aurora

Introduction by Giuseppe Adani Michele Frazzi's studies turn with strong intentionality to the search for the composite definition of the social and cultural world that enveloped Michelangelo Merisi in his shuddering Roman years, and in this space-a...
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Naples, Schmidt's first act at Capodimonte: an exhibition on Caravaggio's Flagellation

Eike Schmidt 's debut as director of the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte is under the banner of Caravaggio: the Flagellation is in fact the protagonist of an exhibition that will enliven the rooms of the Museo Diocesano di Donnaregina in Naples fr...
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Rome, Caravaggio and Goya compared in an exhibition at the Capitoline Museums

Caravaggio and Goya compared in an exhibition in Rome's Capitoline Museums. Entitled Goya and Caravaggio: Truth and Rebellion , the exhibition project that compares Caravaggio 's Buona ventura (Michelangelo Merisi; Milan, 1571 - Porto Ercole, 1610) a...
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Madrid, Prado restores its Caravaggio: here's the work as we've never seen it before

In Madrid, the Museo del Prado is returning to exhibit its only Caravaggio work, the David with the Head of Goliath from around 1600, after a painstaking restoration made possible thanks to the support of the Fundación Iberdrola España....
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In Asti an exhibition on Caravaggio. At the center is his Basket of Fruit

An exhibition dedicated to Caravaggio and in particular to one of his most famous works, the Basket of Fruit. It will be held in Asti, at Palazzo Mazzetti, from November 25, 2023 to April 7, 2024. The Basket of Fruit, painted by Caravaggio between 1...
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The Taking of Christ on display in Ariccia: first version of Caravaggio's well-known painting?

A work attributed to Caravaggio returns to public display seventy years after the last time. It happens from October 14, 2023 to January 7, 2024 in Ariccia, at Palazzo Chigi: the exhibition, entitled Caravaggio. The Taking of Christ from the Ruffo Co...
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