Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Francesco in meditazione (Saint Francis in Meditation) 1606–1607 Oil on canvas, 123 x 92.5 cm Palazzo Barberini, Roma In a gloomy and arid scenery, Saint Francis wraps a skull with his hands. He is meditating about death, considered to…
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…
Highlights: • Battistero di San Giovanni: Piazza San Giovanni, 50122 Firenze • Cappella Brancacci: Piazza del Carmine, 50124 Firenze • Chiesa di Ognissanti: Borgo Ognissanti 42, 50123 Firenze • Giardino di Boboli: Piazza Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze • Palazzo Pitti: Piazza de’ Pitti 1 • Piazza…
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…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Crocifissione di San Pietro (Crucifixion of Saint Peter) 1600–1601 Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm Cappella Cerasi, Santa Maria del Popolo, Roma
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