Caravaggio (1571-1610) Narciso (Narcissus) 1597–1599 Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 94 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma The classical myth of Narcissus had been frequently represented since antiquity, but the version by Caravaggio is distinguished by its unusual compositional scheme, conceived rather like a…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Giuditta e Oloferne (Judith Beheading Holofernes) c.1599 Oil on canvas, 145 x 195 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma Three characters and a red cloth in the background: few elements, capable of orchestrating a true theater of opposites. Darkness and light,…
Established: 1883 Location: Via della Lungara 10, Roma Website: https://barberinicorsini.org/ Collection: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): San Giovanni Battista (1604-06) See also: • Museums | Roma (Italia)
Established: 1895 Location: Via delle Quattro Fontane 13, Roma Website: https://barberinicorsini.org/ Collection: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Ritratto di papa Urbano VIII Barberini (c.1631-32) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Giuditta e Oloferne (c.1599) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Narciso (1597-99) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): San Francesco in meditazione (1606-07) • Raffaello (1483-1520): La Fornarina…
Opened to the public: 1765 Location: Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122 Firenze, Italia Website: https://www.uffizi.it/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Estasi di San Francesco (Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy) c.1595–1596 Oil on canvas, 94 x 129.5 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Curatorial Narrative: Caravaggio revolutionized the painting of his era through a theatrical use of light, dramatic narrative, and the naturalistic…
Cappella dell’Assunta o dei Santi Pietro e Paolo Address: Santa Maria del Popolo, Piazza del Popolo 12, 00187 Roma Completed and consecrated: 1606 Art: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Conversione di San Paolo (1600-01) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Crocifissione di San Pietro (1600-01) • Carracci,…
Basilica Parrocchiale Santa Maria del Popolo Basilica Sancta Mariæ de Populo First chapel built in 1099 Founded: 1227 Consecrated: 1477 Completed: 1660 Address: Piazza del Popolo 12, 00187 Roma Website: https://www.agostiniani.it/comunita-agostiniane-provincia/parrocchia-santa-maria-popolo/ Chapels: • Cappella Cerasi Art: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Conversione di…
Opened: 1589 Address: Piazza di S. Luigi de’ Francesi, 00186 Roma RM, Italia Website: https://saintlouis-rome.net/ Chapels: • Cappella Contarelli Art: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Martirio di San Matteo (1599-1600) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): San Matteo e l’angelo (1602) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Vocazione di San Matteo (1599-1600) See also: • Churches | Churches (Roma)…
Location: San Luigi dei Francesi, Piazza di S. Luigi de’ Francesi, 00186 Roma RM, Italia Art: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Martirio di San Matteo (1599-1600) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): San Matteo e l’angelo (1602) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Vocazione di San Matteo (1599-1600) See also: • Chapels | Chapels (Roma) | Roma (Italia)