Renaissance Lives
Caravaggio and the Creation of Modernity
Troy Thomas
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Product Details
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- ISBN:
- 9781789148701
- Published:
- 01 Jun 2024
- Publisher:
- Reaktion Books
- Dimensions:
- 272 pages - 216 x 138 x 25mm
- Number of Illustrations:
- 67 illustrations, 62 in colour
- Availability:
- Not yet available
- Series:
- Renaissance Lives
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The great baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio revolutionized painting by creating a new form of realistic art. His work depicted life directly, without sketches, resulting in a powerful psychological expression in his subjects. Caravaggio’s unconventional paintings have sparked debates among critics and viewers for centuries, while influencing subsequent artists like Velázquez and Rembrandt. In this fresh exploration of Caravaggio’s life and art, now available in paperback, Troy Thomas examines the artist’s significant contribution to modernity and focuses on the often-overlooked tensions, contradictions and ambiguities in Caravaggio’s work.
A highly original, beautifully illustrated study of master Renaissance artist Caravaggio.
Introduction 1 Early Life: Milan-Rome, 1571-99 2 The Modern Art Market; Early Patronage 3 Early Roman Works, c. 1592-9 4 A Stark Reality: Life and Mature Roman Works, 1599-1606 5 The Divine and the Human 6 Ambiguity 7 Oppositional Meanings 8 The Social Embedded in the Religious 9 The Created Personas of the Self-portraits 10 Scepticism, Eroticism, Irony, Wit 11 Darkness and Light 12 The Science of Art 13 The Religious Orders 14 The Reception of Caravaggio’s Art 15 Life in Southern Italy, 1606-10 16 Reconciliation and Spirituality 17 Late Works, 1606-10 Conclusion: Caravaggio and the Creation of Modernity References Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index
Troy Thomas is associate professor of humanities and art history at The Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg.