Caravaggio /
It was not until the middle of the 20th century that Caravaggio (15711610), an Italian painter long considered controversial, was rediscovered. An advocate of Realism, this artist of the CounterReformation challenged the establishment and returned a sense of humanity to images of the saints. The sen...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
---|---|
Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Indeterminado |
Publicado: |
New York, USA :
Parkstone International /
[2012?]
|
Colección: | Temporis collection.
|
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | It was not until the middle of the 20th century that Caravaggio (15711610), an Italian painter long considered controversial, was rediscovered. An advocate of Realism, this artist of the CounterReformation challenged the establishment and returned a sense of humanity to images of the saints. The sensuality he gave them went beyond veneration to create an ambiguous eroticism, which incurred the wrath of the Church. Paradoxical and violent, this painter of shadows illustrated with solemnity his debauched lifestyle and dissolute morals. With his invention of chiaroscuro, he made his bloodsoaked i. |
---|---|
Notas: | "Michelangelo da Caravaggio"--Cover title. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (199 pages) : color illustrations. |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-197) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781780427270 1780427271 9781783100279 1783100273 9781780429823 1780429827 1283959119 9781283959117 |