| Description |
ix, 257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. The forgotten historical background of Caravaggio's "Dark style" -- 2. Caravaggio's gypsy cheats : naturalism as a contemporary "low-life" subject -- 3. A humble "Basket of fruit" by Caravaggio and the "Xenia" tradition -- 4. Emblematic naturalism and the revived prestige of "low-life" subjects -- 5. The humanist sources of a "Sickly Bacchus" and a "Narcissus" by Caravaggio -- 6. Caravaggio's emblematic "Boy bitten by a lizard" -- 7. Caravaggio's emblematic and gender-bending "Lute player" as "Bassus" -- 8. Caravaggi's "Learned naturalism" and contemporary science in an age of "marvels" |
| Summary |
"Michelangelo Mersi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) was one of the great innovators in the history of art. Through an analysis of paintings from his early Roman period, 1594-1602, this study situates his art within its humanistic and scientific contexts. Both his revolutionary techniques - pronounced naturalism and dramatic chiaroscuro - and his novel subject matter - still lifes and genre scenes - are viewed in their proper contemporary environment."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252) and index |
| Subject |
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 -- Criticism and interpretation.
|
|
Humanism in art.
|
| LC no. |
2004017520 |
| ISBN |
0786419598 softcover alkaline paper |
|
