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Caravaggio A Life Sacred and Profane

by Andrew Graham-Dixon
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Dark, dramatic life of revolutionary artist Caravaggio.

If you're fascinated by the blend of genius and tumult, "Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane" unravels the enigmatic existence of one such master. Andrew Graham-Dixon vividly brings to life the violent streets and passionate artistry of Renaissance Italy. His exploration into Caravaggio's dramatic use of everyday people as models for religious scenes is as illuminating as the artist's own chiaroscuro. This biography doesn't just lay bare a man's life; it ties his creations to his tempestuous reality in a narrative as gripping as the paintings themselves.

  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Caravaggio A Life Sacred and Profane

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ISBN: 9780713996746
Authors: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Publisher: Allen Lane
Date of Publication: 2011-09-12
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs, Art
Related Topics: Historical, European History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Art History
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 4339 readers)

Description

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (29 September 1571–18 July 1610) lived probably the darkest and most dangerous life of any of the great painters. The worlds of Milan and Rome through which Caravaggio moved and which Andrew Graham-Dixon describes brilliantly in this book, are those of cardinals and prostitutes, prayer and violence. Graham-Dixon puts the murder of a pimp, Ranuccio Tomassoni, at the centre of his story. It occurred at the height of Caravaggio’s fame in Rome and probably brought about his flight through Malta and Sicily, which led to his death in suspicious circumstances off the coast of Naples. Graham-Dixon shows how Caravaggio’s paintings emerged from this extraordinarily wild and troubled life: his detailed readings of them explain their originality and Caravaggio’s mentality better than any of his predecessors.
 

Dark, dramatic life of revolutionary artist Caravaggio.

If you're fascinated by the blend of genius and tumult, "Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane" unravels the enigmatic existence of one such master. Andrew Graham-Dixon vividly brings to life the violent streets and passionate artistry of Renaissance Italy. His exploration into Caravaggio's dramatic use of everyday people as models for religious scenes is as illuminating as the artist's own chiaroscuro. This biography doesn't just lay bare a man's life; it ties his creations to his tempestuous reality in a narrative as gripping as the paintings themselves.

  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.