Caravaggio (1571-1610) Cena in Emmaus (Supper at Emmaus) 1606 Oil on canvas, 141 x 175 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Caravaggio painted the Supper at Emmaus between 1605 and 1606, probably painted on the Colonna estate in Paliano where he sought refuge…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) I bari (The Cardsharps) c.1595 Oil on canvas, 94.2 x 130.9 cm Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth Caravaggio was one of the pivotal figures in the history of Western art. In his short lifetime, he created a theatrical style…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) David con la testa di Golia (David with the Head of Goliath) c.1600–1601 Oil on poplar, 91.2 x 138.5 x 2.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Caravaggio succinctly summarizes the biblical story of David’s victorious battle against the giant Philistine general…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Incoronazione di spine (Crowning of Thorns) c.1603 Oil on canvas, 127 x 165.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna After interrogation by Pontius Pilate, Christ is made to wear a crown of thorns by the soldiers. He is thus mocked as King…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo morso da un ramarro (Boy bitten by a Lizard) c.1594–1595 Oil on canvas, 66 x 49.5 cm National Gallery, London An effeminate youth with curling locks, full lips and a rose tucked behind one ear, recoils in surprise at…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Amorino dormiente (Sleeping Cupid) 1608 Oil on canvas, 72 x 105 cm Galleria Palatina, Firenze In classical antiquity Cupid, the god of love, was always depicted as a young boy armed with bow and arrows. Such images were known as…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto (Lute Player) c.1595 Oil on canvas, 96 x 121 cm Badminton House and Estate, Gloucestershire, England Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto 1595–1596 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Caravaggio (1571-1610) Suonatore di liuto c.1595–1596 Private collection
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Girolamo (Saint Jerome) c.1606 Oil on canvas, 116 x 153 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma According to Giovanni Pietro Bellori, the painting was made by the artist for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, a sophisticated and avid collector, known among his contemporaries…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) 1609–1610 Oil on canvas, 152 x 125 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The painting was one of the group of paintings that the artist took with him on the return journey by sea from…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) La Madonna dei Palafrenieri (The Madonna dei Palafrenieri / Madonna and Child with Saint Anne) 1605 Oil on canvas, 292 x 211 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The painting was commissioned in 1605 by the members of the powerful Palafrenieri archconfraternity…