Caravaggio

Muscular, shirtless Saint Jerome sits wrapped in red fabric, writing as though in transfixed state, atop a table that also bears a skull.
Why You Should Watch "Secrets of the Dead: The Caravaggio Heist"
The PBS documentary series Secrets of the Dead is set to release an episode entitled The Caravaggio Heist on November 24. While proves to be an unusual installment for a series that typically…
Chalk portrait of Caravaggio by Ottavio Leoni, circa 1621
Villa Containing Caravaggio’s Only Mural to be Auctioned
The auction of a Roman Villa—known as Villa Aurora or Casino Dell’Aurora—has recently been announced and set a stir within the art world. Why? Because it contains the only known ceiling mural…
Caravaggio painting
Caravaggio: His life and Style in Three Paintings
Curator of Later Italian, Spanish, and French 17th-century Paintings, Letizia Treves, guides you through the tumultuous life of Caravaggio. She looks at how his innovative style developed from a…
Caravaggio, Love Conquers All (Amor Vincit Omnia), 1601–1602. painting of cupid as a child with wings and an arrow
Finding Love in Art History
Here are 10 artists whose work transcends a momentary Valentine’s Day infatuation to become celebrated odes to love.
Caravaggio's The Calling of St. Matthew
The Art History Babes: Caravaggio’s “The Calling of St. Matthew”
Corrie & Nat discuss the timeless drama of "The Calling of Saint Matthew" by one of the baddest boys of the Baroque, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
Caravaggio, Judith and Holofernes, 1607
Rediscovered Caravaggio Masterpiece Goes on Display
This time his discovery was an auctioneer’s fantasy–Judith and Holofernes (1607), a lost masterpiece by Caravaggio found in 2014.
Trending Artists of the 17th Century

Have you heard of Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi? Find out why her popularity, and that of other artists, has risen dramatically since the 1970s.

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