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Title: Portrait of Caravaggio, turned to the right and looking at his reflection in a mirror. Artist: Henri Simon Thomassin (French, Paris 1687–1741) Artist: After Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Milan or Caravaggio 1571–1610 Porto Ercole) Date: 1707–41. Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 3/4 × 4 7/8 in. (22.2 × ...
Shining a light on a rediscovered masterpiece. To celebrate International Portrait Day in collaboration with The National Portrait Gallery, this exclusive Portrait Mode edition of Spotlight is dedicated to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610).
Caravaggio trained as a painter in Milan before moving in his twenties to Rome. He developed a considerable name as an artist, and as a violent, touchy and provocative man. A brawl led to a death sentence for murder and forced him to flee to Naples. There he again established himself as one of the most prominent Italian painters of his generation.
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) Italian. 1597. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 620. While Cupid’s presence confirms this is an allegory representing Music, Caravaggio’s painting equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including a self-portrait in the second boy from the right.
Caravaggio, a renowned painter of the Baroque movement, is as well-known for his tumultuous life as for his innovative works. He was a master of chiaroscuro and his art often depicted raw and violent scenes, revolutionising classical representation.
26 sie 2007 · Caravaggio may have been attempting to rival the portraiture of Titian. Wignacourt is consciously dignified, relaxed and authoritative. His splendid black and gold Milanese armor glints in the light.
Jana Chrzciciela, jedyny obraz podpisany przez Caravaggia, oraz Portret Alofa de Wignacourta, a także portrety innych czołowych rycerzy. Pod koniec sierpnia 1608 roku Caravaggio został aresztowany i osadzony w więzieniu za udział w pobiciu jednego z rycerzy zakonu [15] .
