Artist: Michelangelo Merisi De Caravaggio (1572 - 1610)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Baroque
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born in Caravaggio Italy as Michelangelo Merisi, he was trained in Milan and Venice. Shortly thereafter, he traveled to Rome and painted and made altarpieces under the commission of Cardinal del Monte. Caravaggio was a leader in the Naturalisti painters, combining an emphasis on light and shadow and realism. Although his paintings were supposed to reflect religious imagery, Caravaggio held little regard for accuracy in his depiction of Christian figures. He went exile in 1606, after killing a man during an argument, and did not return to Italy until 1609 where he died from a fever in Sicily.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Denial of Saint Peter Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard, 1571-1610)Oil on canvas; 37 x
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Musicians, ca. 1595 Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard, 1571-1610)Oil on canvas; 36 1/4 x
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - The Supper at Emmaus 1601 oil and egg tempera The National Gallery, London Italian
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - Boy bitten by a Lizard 1595-1600 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London Italian
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - The Cardsharps (I Bari) c. 1594 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum Italian
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - The Conversion of the Magdalen 1597-98 oil and tempera on c The Detroit Institute of Art Italian
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Couronnement D'Epines...(Crown of Thorns.)...fourth plate in the book..[Titles in Russian snd French]... Imperatorskaya Ermitazhnaya Galereya ä GalÈrie ImpÈriale de l'Ermitage (Saint Petersburg: Gohier De
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness 1604-05 oil on canvas The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Italian
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio - Salome receives the Head of Saint John the Baptist 1607-1610 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London Italian
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Polidoro Caldara Vulcan, after Polidoro da Caravaggio. engraving 1613
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Polidoro Caldara Naval Battle in the Tiber at Ostia, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Etching and engraving 15th - 16th century
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Joseph Cornell - Caravaggio Prince, Medici Slot Machine Variant c. 1950 box construction and Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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Jean-Leon Gerome - Michelangelo 1849 oil on canvas Dahesh Museum of Art French
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Polidoro Caldara Frieze with soldiers and Tarquinius Engraving 1545
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Polidoro Caldara Reapers Red chalk on laid paper 16th century
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Bernardo Daddi Naval Battle, after Giulio Romano or Polidoro da Caravaggio(?) Engraving 16th century
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Polidoro Caldara Lamentation Red chalk and wash on laid paper circa 1533 - 1543
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Polidoro Caldara Naval Combat Pen andbrown ink and brown wash on laid paper mounted to a heavier sheet 16th century
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Polidoro Caldara Decorative Drawings (Pitcher, Helmet, Vase) pen and brown ink and opaque watercolor over black crayon 15th - 16th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Episode from the Story of Granida and Daifilo
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Polidoro Caldara Design for a Bronze Standard Pen and brown ink and brown ink wash on laid paper mounted to a heavier sheet 16th century
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Cherubino Alberti Adam and Eve after the Expulsion, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1628
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Cherubino Alberti The Expulsion of Adam and Eve, after the engraving by Alberti after Polidoro da Caravaggio engraving 1591
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Cherubino Alberti Plate from the series Antique Vases, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1582
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Cherubino Alberti Plate from the series Antique Vases, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1582
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Cherubino Alberti Plate from the series Antique Vases, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1582
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Cherubino Alberti Plate from the series Antique Vases, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1582
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Cherubino Alberti Plate from the series Antique Vases, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1582
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Cherubino Alberti Plate from the series Antique Vases, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1582
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Cherubino Alberti Plate from the series Antique Vases, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1582
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Perseus, from Friezes after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 16 - 17th century
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Cherubino Alberti The Rape of the Sabine Women, from Friezes after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 16 - 17th century
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Giovanni Francesco Venturini Cronos in a Niche, a Scene of Sacrifice and One of Triumph, after drawings by Galestruzzi from paintings by Polidoro da Caravaggio Engravings 17th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy? of Neptune Rising From the Waters, from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio engraving 17 - 18th century
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Cherubino Alberti The Triumph of Two Roman Emperors, pl. 5 from a series of engravings after paintings by Polidor da Caravaggio Engraving 16 - 17th century
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Cherubino Alberti The Triumph of Two Roman Emperors, pl. 4 from a series of engravings after paintings by Polidor da Caravaggio Engraving 16 - 17th century
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Giulio di Antonio Bonasone The Wounded Scipio, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 16th century
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Polidoro Caldara Design for a Pitcher Pen and brown ink and brown wash ,black chalk, and white chalk or white opaque watercolor on faded blue laid paper 16th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Jupiter Embracing Ganymede, from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio engraving 17 - 18th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Jupitor Embracing Cupid, from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 17 - 18th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Jupiter Disguised as a Satyr..., from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio engraving 17 - 18th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Mercury With the Head of Argus, from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio engraving 17 - 18th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Apollo Pursuing Daphne, from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio engraving 17 - 18th century
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Polidoro Caldara Design for a Covered Goblet Pen and brown ink and brown wash , black chalk, red chalk, and white chalk on thin laid paper mounted to a heavier sheet 16th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, Saint John, and a Dove Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish,
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Venus Triumphant and Amor, from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio engraving 17 - 18th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Jupitor Embracing Cupid, from Mythological Subjects after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 17 - 18th century
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Giulio di Antonio Bonasone Cloelia Crossing the Tiber, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 16th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of Assembly of Muses and Poets on Mount Parnassus, from Friezes after Polidoro da Caravaggio Etching 16 - 17th century
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Giovanni Battista Volpato The Prophet Daniel, after Michelangelo Engraving 17th century
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Giovanni Battista Volpato The Prophet Joel, after Michelangelo Engraving 17th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Christ and the Adulteress
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Luigi Schiavonetti The Battle of Cascina (The Cartoon of Pisa), after Michelangelo Engraving 18 - 19th century
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Luigi Schiavonetti The Battle of Cascina (The Cartoon of Pisa), after Michelangelo Engraving 18 - 19th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of The Rape of the Sabine Women, pl. 2 from a series of engravings after paintings by Polidor da Caravaggio Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of The Triumph of Two Roman Emperors, pl. 4 from a series of engravings after paintings by Polidor da Caravaggio Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Cherubino Alberti copy in reverse of The Rape of the Sabine Women, pl. 1 from a series of engravings after paintings by Polidor da Caravaggio Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Odoardo Fialetti Frieze With A young Hero Seated Before an Old Man and an Old Woman, from the series Friezes With Trophies after Polidoro da Caravaggio Etching 17th century
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Caravaggio - The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew 1609-1610 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art Italian
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Cherubino Alberti St. Jerome, after Michelangelo Engraving 1575
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Antonio Salamanca The Piet‡, after the sculpture by Michelangelo in St. Peter's, Vatican City Engraving 1547
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Giorgio Ghisi Caius Marius in Prison, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Engraving 1560 - 1570
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Cherubino Alberti The Torture of Prometheus, after Michelangelo Engraving 1580
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Cherubino Alberti The Torture of Prometheus, after Michelangelo Engraving 1580
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Francesco Bartolozzi [A Soldier and a Man], after Michelangelo Etching 1795
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Giulio di Antonio Bonasone The Lamentation, after Michelangelo Engraving 1546
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Luca Bertelli The Israelites and the Plague of Serpents, after Michelangelo Engraving 16th century
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Francesco Bartolozzi Cleopatra, after Michelangelo Stipple Engraving 1780
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), ca. 1540 Jacopino del Conte (Italian, Florentine, 1515-1598)Oil on wood; 34 3/4
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Viviano Codazzio and Michelangelo Cerquozzi Title: View in the Roman Forum Date: 1653 -
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Enea Vico Judith Giving the Head of Holofernes to Her Servant, after Michelangelo Engraving 1546
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Procession of Suppliants, after Polidoro da Caravaggio from The History of Niobe Etching 17th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Holy Family; Putti
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Groups of Apostles; Sketches for Medea
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Agostino Musi (Agostino Veneziano) Soldier Attaching His Breeches to his Breastplate, after a drawing by Michelangelo Engraving 1517
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Eduardo Paolozzi and Editions Alecto, London Title: The Silken World of Michelangelo Date: 1967
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Suppliants Taking Gifts to Niobe, after Polidoro da Caravaggio from The History of Niobe Etching 17th century
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Francesco Bartolozzi The Madonna of the Goldfinch, after the bas-relief by Michelangelo Stipple Engraving and etching 1795
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Giulio di Antonio Bonasone Piet‡, after the sculpture by Michelangelo in St. Peter's, Vatican City Engraving 1547
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Two Putti Supporting a Cartouche, frontispiece for the series Polidoro Invent: Opere di Polidoro da Caravaggio Etching 1658
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Apollo and Diana Attacking Niobe's Children, after Polidoro da Caravaggio from The History of Niobe Etching 17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Vita di Michelagnolo Buonarroti raccolta per Ascanio Condivi da la Ripa Transone, 1553 Author: Ascanio
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Agostino Musi (Agostino Veneziano) The Climbers, after Agostino Veneziano's engraving of the drawing by Michelangelo for the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence Engraving 1524
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi The Soldiers of Cyrus Tearing Apart the Army of Spardadise, from the series Subjects from Roman History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Niobe Adored on the Altar, from the series The History of Niobe after the fresco by Polidoro da Caravaggio for the faÁade of the Palazzo Milesi, Rome Etching 17th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Studies for the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi The Slaughter of Niobe's Children, from the series The History of Niobe after the fresco by Polidoro da Caravaggio for the faÁade of the Palazzo Milesi, Rome Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi Lycurgus and Numa Pompilius Giving the Laws to the Romans, from the series Subjects from Roman History, after Polidoro da Caravaggio Etching 17th century
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Giovanni Battista de Cavalieri Martyrdom of St. Peter, after the fresco by Michelangelo in the Capella Paolina, the Vatican, Rome Engraving 16th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Taddeo in the Sistine Chapel
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Michelangelo Buonarroti Nude Male with Mouth Open Graphite with brown wash on laid paper 17 - 18th century
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Matthias Stomer The Calling of Saint Matthew oil on canvas circa 1629
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Madonna & Child
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Giulio di Antonio Bonasone Portrait of Michelangelo Engraving 1546
J. Paul Getty Museum -
The Abduction of Ganymede
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Madonna and Child, ca. 1520 Francesco Granacci (Francesco di Andrea di Marco) (Italian, Florentine, 1469-1543)Oil
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Supper at Emmaus, 1622-23 Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)Oil on canvas;
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Michelangelo Anselmi - Apollo and Marsyas c. 1540 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Italian
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Michelangelo Buonarotti - Samson and Two Philistines n.d. bronze The Frick Collection Italian
J. Paul Getty Museum -
David with the Head of Goliath

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (19)
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Carrara Academy Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art: Caravaggio - the light in Lombard painting
This is the first time that so many works from all over the world are collected together to illustrate an original interpretation of the work of Caravaggio connected to the figurative culture of his native land, Lombardy. Please, leave also yo...
National Gallery: Carravaggio: The Final Years
This exhibition will concentrate on this relatively little known period in Caravaggio's career. It will bring together paintings from the remote centres in which he worked so that his profound late style can be fully appreciated for the first time...
The Art Gallery of Ontario: Riches from Rome
Caravaggio
is considered one of the most important figures of the Baroque period - his dramatic realism and magic use of light influenced artists throughout Europe...
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts: after HISTORY: The Paintings of David Bierk
His compositions frequently address the nostalgia of our age for the traditional painting styles of previous centuries, while demonstrating how these classic styles have coalesced and been transformed to create the pluralism indicative of ou...
SpecialtyArts.Com, Inc.: Online Discussion Forum: Art and Technology - A Creative Combination For Over Five Hundred Years
Even if you did not hear any of David Hockney’s lectures earlier this year, it’s not too late to find why his controversial theory on art history stirred so much attention among the art establishment. You can now go online, see artwork cited as e...
Frye Art Museum: Gary Faigin: Tradition and Contradiction
Conducting these gentle tensions is the hand of a consummate formalist. The witty contradictions are made possible, even beautiful, because they float on a harmonious grid of symmetry and are...
Albemarle Gallery: Stephanie Rew: Figurative Works
Stephanie Rew was born in 1971. Raised in Edinburgh and educated at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee. Since then she has been awarded the Canadian Elizabeth Greenshields Award in 1994 and her work has been singled out and recogni...
Ketterer Kunst: Old and New Masters to be Represented in the 256th Auction
Karl Spitzweg's Vision, the highlight among the New Masters, is estimated at DM 120,000 – 130,000. The Munich painter depicts the impressive moment of the apparition of an angel with an effective lighting. A hermit in his lonesome forest cave is a...
Everson Museum of Art: Frank Gillette: Digital Images, 1994-1999
Gillette imposes upon the computer imaging system a way of constructing pictures that avoids the visual characteristics that are seemingly inherent in that system. He ...
Everson Museum of Art: Frank Gillette: Digital Images, 1994-1999
Gillette imposes upon the computer imaging system a way of constructing pictures that avoids the visual characteristics that are seemingly inherent in that system. He ...
Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard: Still Life Redefined: Wolfgang Tillmans

Wolfgang Tillmans
Tillmans, who was born in 1968 in Remscheid, Germany, moved to London in the late 1980s and worked as a fashion photographer for the London magazines I-D, Spex, Interview and The Face. He often photographed his friend...
Centraal Museum: Utrecht's Golden Age: Caravaggists and Italianists from Dutch Collections
Blankert, who began his career as a curator at the Centraal Museum in 1962 and subsequently achieved renown as one of the world1s leading Rembrandt and Vermeer specialists, chose a selection of key works from Dutch museum and private collectio...
Texas Fine Arts Association at Jones Center for Contemporary Art: Glow: Aspects of Light in Contemporary American Art
Light, which makes vision possible, has always been a component of visual art, although in certain periods light has been more significant than in others. The tenebrism of Caravaggio and de la Tour, for example, represents the use of light in the...
National Gallery: Fabric of Vision: Dress and Drapery in Painting
Artists bring dress and drapery to life, showing us how to see and feel it. In responding to contemporary fashion, they present to each age a compelling image of how clothes should be worn. The exhibition opens with a striking series of paired pai...
INTERNATIONAL ART LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPSINTERNATIONAL ART LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPS: LANDSCAPE PAINTING WORKSHOPS IN TUSCANY
Dates
01 June 2000 - 07 June 2000
20 July 2000 - 30 July 2000
01 August 2000 -10 August 2000
20 August 2000 - 30 August 2000
01 September 2000 -10 September 2000 The Location
The workshop will be held in the vi...
Barios Bar: 2-person show: Jerry Ross and Clarice Zdanski
Just as at the end of 1850, a group of young painters in Florence began to get together to oppose the academic approach by meeting at the Caffè Michelangelo, so now we too meet at Barios to keep the discussion alive. They were the "Macchiaio...
Haus der Kunst: Masterpieces from Fra Angelico to Bonnard The Collection Dr. Gustav Rau
After the exhibition in Paris and Cologne, this priceless collection is now to be seen in its noticeably enlarged form in Haus der Kunst. A selection of 100 paintings demonstrates in an exemplary manner the development of European painting from th...
Appleton Museum of Art: Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck, and their Circle: Flemish Master Drawings from the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Twenty-nine remarkable drawings by Rubens will make up the opening section of the exhibition. These sheets range over the full course of the artist’s long and distinguished career and include, most, if not all, of the many aspects of Ruben’s draft...
Kimbell Art Museum: Giovanni Battista Moroni: Renaissance Portraitist
In this focused exhibition, the Kimbell Art Museum brings together 10 of Moroni's finest and most innovative works from throughout his career, ranging from his earliest ...

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