Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
Named Person: | Caravaggio |
---|---|
Material Type: | Document |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Troy M Thomas; Reaktion Books. |
ISBN: | 9781780236766 178023676X 9781780236803 1780236808 |
OCLC Number: | 1245203765 |
Description: | 1 online resource. |
Series Title: | Renaissance Lives. |
Responsibility: | Troy Thomas. |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
"This richly illustrated volume, organized both chronologically and thematically, is a comprehensive examination of the life and career of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio [who] is often celebrated for his use of realism and tenebrism. However, this book has effectively demonstrated that one must look beyond heightened naturalism and pronounced chiaroscuro to fully appreciate the ground-breaking work that Caravaggio produced during his short and turbulent career. Highlighting compositional opposition and ambiguity in Caravaggio's work has allowed Thomas to shed light on the artist's ingenuity and sustained influence. This book is both well written and well documented, and is an excellent read for those looking to broaden their understanding of Michelangelo Merisi as a man, as a master painter, and a revolutionary whose personal manner of making intellectually and sensually engaging art helped lay the foundation for painting in the modern age."--Jennifer Strtak, Yale University "Renaissance and Reformation " Read more...

