Tag: Caravaggio

Narciso (1597-1599)

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…

Giuditta e Oloferne (c.1599)

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,…

Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica (Palazzo Barberini)

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…

Galleria degli Uffizi (Firenze)

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…

Estasi di San Francesco (c.1595-1596)

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…

Conversione di San Paolo (1600-1601)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Conversione di San Paolo (Conversion of Saint Paul) 1600–1601 Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm Cappella Cerasi, Santa Maria del Popolo, Roma Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Conversione di San Paolo 1600 Odescalchi Balbi Collection, Roma    

Cappella Cerasi (Roma)

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,…

Santa Maria del Popolo (Roma)

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…