| Description |
448 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
I: From Lombardy to Rome 1571-1600 -- Lombard roots -- Rome -- In cardinal del Monte's household -- II: Success in Papal Rome 1600-1606 -- 'Most famous painter' -- Private commissions -- III: Exile 1606-1610 -- Naples and the Maltese adventure -- Final years |
| Summary |
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio has been rescued from neglect to emerge as something of a cult figure, celebrated both for his boldly original art and for his short, violent and troubled life. This book examines the artist's life and work |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-440) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610.
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Painting, Renaissance -- Italy.
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Painting, Italian.
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Painters -- Italy -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610.
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| LC no. |
54031073 |
| ISBN |
0714839663 paperback |
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