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3 giorni fa · Rembrandt [a] Harmenszoon van Rijn was born on 15 July 1606 in Leiden, [1] in the Dutch Republic, now the Netherlands. He was the ninth child born to Harmen Gerritszoon van Rijn and Neeltgen Willemsdochter van Zuijtbrouck. [8] His family was quite well-to-do; his father was a miller and his mother was a baker's daughter.
5 mag 2024 · Caravaggio's mystical naturalism and aggressive use of light and shadow revolutionized painting, leaving behind the Mannerist artifice exemplified by the likes of Parmigianino (see above). The brightly lit figures set against the darkness are often completely undignified and everyday-looking and hence relatable to viewers then and now.
1 giorno fa · Therefore intended for the private rooms of the Mattei palace and not for a place of worship, John the Baptist is a profound synthesis of Caravaggio's meditations on sacred painting. For this reason, the painter uses, as a compositional model for the Baptist, one of the beautiful Nudes frescoed by Michelangelo in the vault of the Sistine Chapel.
6 mag 2024 · In this photo provided by the Prado Museum in Madrid on Monday May 6, 2024, Caravaggio’s “Ecce Homo” is pictured. Spain’s Prado Museum has confirmed that a painting that was due to be auctioned in Madrid in 2021 is in fact a work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio that was considered lost. (Prado Museum, via AP)
6 mag 2024 · The Prado Museum and Colnaghi announce the loan of the famous masterpiece by Caravaggio (Milan, 1571 - Porto Ercole, 1610), Ecce Homo discovered in 2021, to the great Madrid museum at the request of the painting’s new owner. The Prado Museum will present the work on May 28 in a special exhibition, which will remain on display until October 2024.
3 giorni fa · Considering Caravaggio’s mastery, even in his own more complex works, to create the most convincing compositional realism in the always studied placement of each character and credibility in their attitude, one can be sure that he would have resorted rather to a different format, so as not to deflect from the full realization of his own realistic pictorial project.
