Discovering Caravaggio : the art lover's guide to understanding symbols in his paintings /

Discovering Caravaggio : the art lover's guide to understanding symbols in his paintings /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Zuffi, Stefano, 1961-
Uniform title:Caravaggio. English
Imprint:New York : Rizzoli International, 2010.
Description:255 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, -- 1573-1610 -- Symbolism.
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, -- 1573-1610.
Symbolism.
Exhibition catalogs.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8267235
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Varying Form of Title:Caravaggio
Other authors / contributors:Daverio, Philippe.
Scuderie Papali al Quirinale.
ISBN:9780847835294 (hardcover)
0847835294 (hardcover)
Notes:Book reproduces fifty works, each preceded by a page of die-cut windows to help focus on aspects of each painting with captions highlighting important details or symbolism in the work.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale on the four hundredth anniversary of Caravaggio's death.
Originally published: Milano : RCS Libri Spa, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references.
Translated from the Italian.
Summary:Beautifully reproduced masterpieces showcase Caravaggio's genius in a unique, highly educational, and enjoyable format. Published to coincide with an exhibition at Rome's Scudrie del Quirinale on the four hundredth anniversary of Caravaggio's death, this magnificent book reproduces fifty of his most important works from great museums around the world. Each work is accompanied by a page of die-cut windows that help the reader focus on specific aspects of each painting and features captions that highlight the most important details or subtle symbolism embedded in a painting. Called the most famous painter in Rome during his lifetime, Caravaggio is credited with bringing realism to painting, refining the technique of chiaroscuro, and inspiring the rise of the baroque. Among the masterpieces included are Boy with a Basket of Fruit, Bacchus, John the Baptist, Medusa, Judith Beheading Holofernes, Amor Victorious, Ecce Homo and The Flagellation of Christ.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Philippe Daverio
  • Caravaggio, forever contemporary / Stefano Zuffi
  • Young sick Bacchus
  • Boy with a basket of fruit
  • The fortune teller
  • The cardsharps
  • Penitent Magdalene
  • Rest on the flight into Egypt
  • The musicians
  • Martha and Mary Magdalene
  • Sacrifice of Isaac
  • Judith beheading Holofernes
  • Narcissus
  • The lute player
  • Bacchus
  • Flowers and fruits
  • Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto
  • David and Goliath
  • Severed heads
  • Saint Catherine of Alexandria
  • Medusa
  • Basket of fruit
  • The martyrdom of Saint Matthew
  • The calling of Saint Matthew
  • The conversion of Saint Paul
  • Saint John the Baptist (Youth with a ram
  • Supper at Emmaus
  • The language of hands and expressions
  • Amor Vincit Omnia
  • The inspiration of Saint Matthew
  • Crucifixuib if Saint Peter
  • Conversion of Saint Paul
  • The incredulity of Saint Thomas
  • The taking of Christ
  • Entombment of Christ
  • The crowning with thorns
  • Sacrifice of Isaac
  • Recurring models
  • Madonna of the Rosary
  • Madonna di Loreto
  • Crowning with thorns
  • Ecce Homo
  • Death of the Virgin
  • Madonna and child with Saint Anne
  • Supper at Emmaus
  • Salome with head of John the Baptist
  • The seven works of mercy
  • The flagellation of Christ
  • Swords and knives
  • The crucifixion of Saint Andrew
  • David with the head of Goliath
  • The face of Caravaggio
  • The beheading of Saint John the Baptist
  • Burial of Saint Lucy
  • The resurrection of Lazarus
  • Adoration of the shepherds
  • Nativity with Saint Lawrence and Saint Francis
  • The martyrdom of Saint Ursula
  • John the Baptist
  • Caravaggio: a biography
  • Locations of the works.
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